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Re: Strip: Cut Away at Catch
By:Allan
Date: 2/12/2014, 2:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Cut Away at Catch (John Messinger)

I am building it to replace the K1 that I have been racing for the last two years in a marathon series. Both my old one and this one are much more stable than the competitive K1s that people with better balance than mine paddle.

My old one had a 51cm (20 inches) beam and was quite relaxing to paddle and this one will be noticeable less stable but very slightly faster. The dimensions are:
Overall Length 520 cm
Waterline Length 510.1 cm
Overall Beam 50 cm
Waterline Beam 43.2 cm

20 inches might seem quite wide. In fact some sea kayaks are narrower, but since the ends are so fine, there isn't much of the kayak that is close to 20". The maximum righting moment is about one tenth of my sea kayak that is only slightly wider. At least it has some righting moment unlike the skinny K1s that more capaple people paddle. :)

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Strip: Cut Away at Catch
Allan -- 2/11/2014, 6:23 pm
Re: Strip: Cut Away at Catch
John Messinger -- 2/11/2014, 7:15 pm
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Dave ( of calif.) -- 2/11/2014, 7:48 pm
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Allan -- 2/12/2014, 1:15 am
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Dave ( of calif.) -- 2/12/2014, 2:40 am
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Allan -- 2/12/2014, 3:13 am
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John Messinger -- 2/12/2014, 6:24 am
Re: Strip: Cut Away at Catch
Allan -- 2/12/2014, 2:54 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/12/2014, 4:17 pm
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Allan -- 2/12/2014, 5:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/13/2014, 12:46 am
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Allan -- 2/27/2014, 1:50 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 2/13/2014, 9:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/16/2014, 12:50 am
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Allan -- 2/16/2014, 1:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2014, 12:40 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/17/2014, 8:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2014, 12:22 am
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Ralph Merriman -- 2/17/2014, 7:31 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/18/2014, 6:38 am
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Dan -- 2/18/2014, 8:44 am
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John Messinger -- 3/6/2014, 9:08 pm
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Don T. -- 3/7/2014, 10:36 am
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Craig -- 3/7/2014, 4:25 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/9/2014, 3:52 pm
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Paul Davies -- 2/18/2014, 3:35 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/18/2014, 5:06 pm
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Paul Davies -- 2/18/2014, 6:05 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 2/18/2014, 8:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2014, 1:07 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/19/2014, 8:34 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/19/2014, 9:08 am
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John Messinger -- 2/19/2014, 5:53 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/19/2014, 6:43 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/19/2014, 6:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2014, 12:32 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/20/2014, 8:07 am
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Allan -- 2/20/2014, 4:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/23/2014, 12:31 am
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Allan -- 2/23/2014, 2:09 am
Re: Strip: Cut Away at Catch
Bill Hamm -- 2/24/2014, 12:13 am
This is how a cutaway helps
Kocho -- 3/9/2014, 12:04 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Paul Sylvester -- 3/9/2014, 6:59 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Kocho -- 3/9/2014, 11:37 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Kocho -- 3/9/2014, 11:45 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Craig -- 3/10/2014, 4:10 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps For Euro Paddles
Kocho -- 3/10/2014, 8:57 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/10/2014, 11:43 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2014, 12:55 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps OT
Paul Sylvester -- 3/10/2014, 4:17 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1 *PIC*
Allan -- 3/10/2014, 4:41 pm
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
John Messinger -- 3/10/2014, 5:23 pm
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 2:49 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
John Messinger -- 3/17/2014, 5:26 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 5:59 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Craig -- 3/18/2014, 2:25 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
John Messinger -- 3/17/2014, 5:35 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 5:48 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Craig -- 3/17/2014, 5:55 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Allan -- 3/17/2014, 6:08 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Craig -- 3/18/2014, 2:17 am
Re: This is how a cutaway helps on my K1
Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2014, 12:58 am