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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi 19 - skeg?
By:Paul Davies
Date: 2/11/2014, 5:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi 19 - skeg? (ddaniels)

I thought that it felt tippy because of the low primary stability and that where you are talking over is the secondary. Am I wrong in that?

Hi Daan,
You are not wrong.I guess Baidarka paddlers have experienced this all too well.The original design would float [when empty] cocked over one way or the other until the paddler got in and forced the boat into the water enough to lift it upright.They traditionally don't have much primary stability.This is my understanding ,I may be corrected.
cheers,

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi 19 - skeg?
Mike Alanko -- 2/6/2014, 9:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi 19 - skeg?
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2014, 3:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi 19 - skeg?
ddaniels -- 2/9/2014, 5:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi 19 - skeg?
Paul Davies -- 2/11/2014, 5:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi 19 - skeg?
Mike Alanko -- 2/15/2014, 8:27 am