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Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
By:Reg Lake
Date: 4/10/2011, 10:06 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake (tippy)

: g'day all,
: The baidarka i'm paddling at the moment throws up a substantial
: amount of stern wave at around 5-6 knots. ( seemingly over an
: inch and maybe two inches wave height).
: Having never seen another baidarka in the flesh, my question is; is
: the stern wake of a baidarka meant to be smooth and almost
: imperceptible? or is this normal?
: I worry that this is all causing too much drag...... but i'm no
: hydrodynamicist.
: thanks, tippy

Tippy?
Not knowing your waterline length and width I can only guess that you are outrunning your own wave and starting to bruise the water. What does the wave and stern wake look like at a lower cruising speed? If it is still putting out a large wave and wake I would be looking at trim and fairness.

Best,

Reg Lake

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
tippy -- 4/10/2011, 4:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Noel Bennett -- 4/10/2011, 6:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Kocho -- 4/10/2011, 8:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Noel Bennett -- 4/10/2011, 9:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Mike Bielski -- 4/11/2011, 8:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2011, 12:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Reg Lake -- 4/10/2011, 10:06 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Mike Savage -- 4/11/2011, 8:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Jay Babina -- 4/11/2011, 9:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/11/2011, 11:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
tippy -- 4/11/2011, 5:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: stern wake
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/11/2011, 6:10 pm