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Re: Wide sterns

Posted By: Sam McFadden
Date: Monday, 17 June 2002, at 3:57 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Wide sterns (Hans Friedel)

: Personaly I feel safer in a more symetrical kayak special in rough weather.
: But a wider aft section makes the hull more stabel and you can make a
: narrower kayak.

: Hans

Hans,

Thanks for the comments. I had not given much thought to the effect of wide aft sections on stability.

Sam

Messages In This Thread

Wide sterns
sam McFadden -- Saturday, 15 June 2002, at 9:03 p.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Hans Friedel -- Monday, 17 June 2002, at 1:09 a.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Sam McFadden -- Monday, 17 June 2002, at 3:57 p.m.

Re: Wide sterns *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Monday, 17 June 2002, at 10:20 a.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Sam McFadden -- Monday, 17 June 2002, at 4:01 p.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Monday, 17 June 2002, at 4:19 p.m.

Re: Wide sterns
mike allen ---> -- Monday, 17 June 2002, at 6:58 p.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Nick Schade-Guillemot Kayaks -- Tuesday, 18 June 2002, at 9:09 a.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Greg Jones -- Tuesday, 18 June 2002, at 3:30 p.m.

Mariner's legacy
Sam McFadden -- Tuesday, 18 June 2002, at 4:19 p.m.

Re: Mariner's legacy
Greg Jones -- Tuesday, 18 June 2002, at 8:48 p.m.

Re: Mariner's legacy
Sam McFadden -- Wednesday, 19 June 2002, at 12:22 a.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Nick Schade-Guillemot Kayaks -- Wednesday, 19 June 2002, at 9:22 a.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Hans Friedel -- Wednesday, 19 June 2002, at 5:12 p.m.

Re: hydrofoil
Nick Schade-Guillemot Kayaks -- Wednesday, 19 June 2002, at 7:21 p.m.

Re: hydrofoil
Hans Friedel -- Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 1:16 a.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Tapio Manner -- Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 4:29 a.m.

Re: Wide sterns
Nick Schade-Guillemot Kayaks -- Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 8:56 a.m.

Fiberglass Baidarka
Greg Jones -- Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 9:57 a.m.

Re: Fiberglass Baidarka
Tapio Manner -- Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 3:51 p.m.

Re: Fiberglass Baidarka
Bob McIlvaine -- Friday, 21 June 2002, at 11:53 a.m.

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