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Re: Speed vs weight
By:gmiller
Date: 8/23/2010, 1:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Speed vs weight (Kudzu)

: From what I can tell weight has a minimal effect on speed all
: things being equal.

I'll agree with this, and also add that there are a lot more things to worry about than shedding a few pounds when building a racing kayak. A skin-on-frame is certainly not anywhere near ideal since its shape will change as parts of it come in contact with water and the skin will generally take the shape of hard edges of the stringers which will increase resistance. If the primary purpose of the kayak was for racing, I think he'd be really disappointed.

I'll admit that I'm not a hard core racer, but I've never seen a SoF kayak used in a race. I'd expect plastic, or even wood to be a better choice. At a minimum, some material that allows you to dictate the shape of the hull with some degree of accuracy.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Scott Shurlow -- 8/21/2010, 9:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Scott Shurlow -- 8/22/2010, 9:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 12:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Shark Bait -- 8/23/2010, 5:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 5:36 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Kudzu -- 8/22/2010, 11:37 am
Re: Speed vs weight
gmiller -- 8/23/2010, 1:51 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Kudzu -- 8/23/2010, 3:43 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
gmiller -- 8/24/2010, 10:09 am
Re: Speed vs weight
Bill Hamm -- 8/24/2010, 2:43 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:41 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Will N to Go -- 8/23/2010, 4:35 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Kudzu -- 8/23/2010, 9:07 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Will N to Go -- 8/24/2010, 4:15 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Kudzu -- 8/24/2010, 5:40 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Bill Hamm -- 8/25/2010, 8:39 am
Re: Speed vs weight
Bill Hamm -- 8/24/2010, 5:01 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:42 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
scott shurlow -- 8/23/2010, 2:09 pm
Re: Speed vs weight
Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Dave Gentry -- 8/22/2010, 9:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Stephen Troy -- 8/21/2010, 10:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea tour question
Bill Hamm -- 8/22/2010, 12:14 am