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Re: Comment on doubles

Posted By: Shawn Baker
Date: Saturday, 19 February 2000, at 5:37 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Comment on doubles (lee)

That's what I'm thinking; Rather than building the standard Guillemot Double, I was going to take the Guillemot offsets and increase everything by 125%, thereby doubling the volume. This would give me an approximately 26" x 21' boat.

It should get me out of the "less-than-performance-oriented" size range of 30" and beamier doubles.

> Hi Shawn, Would it be a good idea to make a double with less reserve
> carrying capacity (percentage wise) than a single so that the paddlers can
> enjoy maximum power/boat ratio and leave all the gear hauling to the
> singles? Seems to me that most doubles carry the "double thing"
> too far for day paddling so that when one weaker paddler is taking a break
> the stronger paddler is doing a LOT more work,if the boat is sized
> appropriately then the kayak will really zoom with two working and manage
> with one loafing. I'm thinking of something along the lines of a
> Wilderness Systems Echo.

Messages In This Thread

Re: Comment on other posts ...
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 12 February 2000, at 12:35 p.m.

Re: Comment on doubles
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 18 February 2000, at 1:41 p.m.

Re: Comment on doubles
David Dick -- Friday, 18 February 2000, at 5:23 p.m.

Re: Comment on doubles
lee -- Saturday, 19 February 2000, at 1:11 a.m.

Re: Comment on doubles
Shawn Baker -- Saturday, 19 February 2000, at 5:37 p.m.

Re: Comment on doubles
Mike Hanks -- Saturday, 19 February 2000, at 7:44 p.m.

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