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Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
By:Nick Schade
Date: 10/19/1998, 10:29 am
In Response To: Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic ) (Mark Kanzler)

The chesapeak log canoe has another solution for stability. They are narrow boats with very large rigs. A hiking board provides a way to enough righting moment to keep the boat upright.

> Another problem with sailing a kayak is that you sit in the center and
> don't move much. Dinghies (like the Laser) have a wide deck, and you
> "hike" out on one side to keep them upright. It's not that
> they're really all that stable, it's that you have control or the cg
> relative to the centerline. (They are wider too though)

Cheasapeak Bay Maritime Museum

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Chad -- 10/12/1998, 5:05 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Chad -- 10/12/1998, 9:03 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Paul Jacobson -- 10/12/1998, 6:40 pm
Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Brian C. -- 10/16/1998, 2:28 pm
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 5:09 pm
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Brian C. -- 10/16/1998, 6:20 pm
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Mark Kanzler -- 10/18/1998, 10:15 am
Re: Non-Outrigger Deck rigging ( pic )
Nick Schade -- 10/19/1998, 10:29 am
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 4:00 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Paul Jacobson -- 10/17/1998, 8:45 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Mark Kanzler -- 10/18/1998, 10:41 am
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Brian C. -- 10/12/1998, 5:41 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Clive Rush -- 10/27/1998, 3:37 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Nick Schade -- 10/13/1998, 1:21 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Don Beale -- 10/13/1998, 11:17 am
Modifications ... so far
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 4:54 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
LJS -- 10/14/1998, 2:27 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Brian C. -- 10/15/1998, 4:59 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Don Beale -- 10/14/1998, 7:24 pm
Re: Spinnaker Sail on Auk
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 12:35 am
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Don Beale -- 10/15/1998, 2:02 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Mark Kanzler -- 10/15/1998, 2:47 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Don Beale -- 10/15/1998, 7:13 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 11:33 am
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Nolan Penney -- 10/16/1998, 1:35 pm
Re: Learning a spinnaker
Mark Kanzler -- 10/16/1998, 1:43 pm
New mailing list
LJS -- 10/15/1998, 6:20 pm
Re: Sail on Auk
Mark Kanzler -- 10/14/1998, 3:32 pm