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Re: WHOOPS
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/18/2010, 1:42 am
In Response To: Re: WHOOPS (Kurt Maurer)

: Absolutely; the more deck and/or coaming you add, the more ability
: to carve and edge turns, and shed waves. You may want to start
: thinking about a couple thwarts to stiffen up the hull. I would
: also recommend hip plates or hanging knees in the seat area to
: brace the coaming/side deck, since the paddler may well apply
: his/her weight there getting in and out of the boat. You can
: save a lot of weight by skipping the full deck, so I would want
: to build nice 'n' light to take full advantage of it.

: There, I've done my part -- now, how about that URL to Caldeira's
: presentation? :-)

Yeah that's the other part, can't lean the boat at all. Like my Cobra, lean maybe 5 degrees and you take water over the side, works with a bailer and a sealed cockpit, won't work without them though.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedback *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 9/16/2010, 8:09 am
Re: Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedb
Bill Hamm -- 9/17/2010, 1:43 am
Re: Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedb
Bill Hamm -- 9/17/2010, 1:45 am
Re: Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedb
fred graus -- 9/16/2010, 10:04 am
Re: Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedb
Bob Beaullieu -- 9/16/2010, 10:13 am
Re: Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedb
fred graus -- 9/16/2010, 1:46 pm
Re: Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedb *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 9/16/2010, 6:57 pm
WHOOPS *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 9/16/2010, 7:15 pm
Re: WHOOPS
Bob Beaullieu -- 9/17/2010, 11:30 am
Re: WHOOPS
Bill Hamm -- 9/18/2010, 1:40 am
Re: WHOOPS
Kurt Maurer -- 9/17/2010, 12:34 pm
Re: WHOOPS
Bill Hamm -- 9/18/2010, 1:42 am
Re: WHOOPS
Bob Beaullieu -- 9/17/2010, 12:37 pm
Re: WHOOPS
Kurt Maurer -- 9/17/2010, 1:03 pm
Re: WHOOPS
Bill Hamm -- 9/18/2010, 1:44 am
Re: WHOOPS
Kurt Maurer -- 9/18/2010, 2:47 pm
Re: Strip: Open Cockpit Kayak - Need Ideas / Feedb *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 9/16/2010, 8:11 am