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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Beginner Kayak Builder
By:fadedred
Date: 4/5/2016, 8:49 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Beginner Kayak Builder (Robert W)

It appears as though some assumptions are being made and forces that are significant are being trivialized.

The spoon/Euro blade does not necessarily have a greater surface area. Many times areas are equal or either can be greater depending on what sizes of each are in the test group.

also the canting of the Greenland blade causes changes to the way it interacts with the water, rather than just a straight drag, and these forces should not be trivialized in order to fit a predetermined conclusion . Sorry to disagree. But I believe both styles can be equally effective depending on what is the most important stroke characteristic is to the paddler.

Any Euro blade can also be used with a soft catch, but the Greenland does it naturally. Stroke cadence depends wholly on the Paddles tested, {width and length} and not on whether or not it is a Greenland or Euro .

Best Wishes
Roy

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Chris Gutierrez -- 4/1/2016, 8:33 am
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Chris Gutierrezz -- 4/1/2016, 9:29 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/1/2016, 9:42 am
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scottbaxter -- 4/1/2016, 9:52 am
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Chris Gutierr -- 4/1/2016, 1:11 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/1/2016, 3:05 pm
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Curtis Fisher -- 4/1/2016, 3:18 pm
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Robert W -- 4/1/2016, 10:34 pm
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Robert W -- 4/1/2016, 10:39 pm
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scottbaxter -- 4/1/2016, 11:34 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2016, 12:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2016, 12:35 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 4/2/2016, 12:45 pm
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Yoshi -- 4/2/2016, 12:54 pm
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Robert W -- 4/5/2016, 12:49 pm
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fadedred -- 4/5/2016, 2:29 pm
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fadedred -- 4/5/2016, 2:33 pm
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Robert W -- 4/5/2016, 4:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2016, 12:19 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/5/2016, 6:01 pm
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Yoshi -- 4/6/2016, 9:57 am
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Dan S -- 4/6/2016, 1:45 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/6/2016, 2:09 pm
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Dan S -- 4/6/2016, 4:25 pm
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scottbaxter -- 4/6/2016, 7:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2016, 7:49 pm