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Re: Is it more tippy?
By:Nolan Penney
Date: 12/4/1998, 6:55 am
In Response To: Is it more tippy? (Brian C.)

> Just curious if that relatively heavy deck makes it more tippy.

I have nothing to compare it against, so I cannot accurately say.

I will say though that I seriously doubt it. The weight penalty is nominal for stripping, if at all existent. I've no doubt I'd get much more weight penalty and tippy increase simply by laying my paddle upon the deck then from the difference of plywood vs stripped deck. Or worse, my lunch. Peanut butter is very dense. :-) Add some marshmallow fluff, and I might even be able to sink it with that sandwich.

As for your battery, I really doubt even that does very much. Unless it's a rather large automotive type lashed up as high as possible on the deck, I don't see it having much tip effect. You outmass everything, and your seated cg is somewhere between your nipples and your belly button. So pretty much anything below the deck is going to help.

Without being a professional boat builder, I'd say the most important factor for the inherent tippyness of a boat, kayak included, is hull design. Which, off hand, is why I chose the MillCreek. A very stable, though boring to paddle, design.

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CLC Vs Pygmy
Bob H. -- 11/30/1998, 5:50 pm
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
Brian -- 12/12/1998, 1:16 am
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
steve -- 12/13/1998, 11:07 am
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
Brian -- 12/13/1998, 11:12 pm
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
K. Morton -- 12/3/1998, 3:10 pm
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
Mark Bodnar -- 12/2/1998, 10:32 pm
Go Pygmy
Jon K. -- 12/2/1998, 10:42 am
Re: Go Pygmy
L.C. -- 12/2/1998, 10:07 pm
CLC facts
Chris Kulczycki -- 12/2/1998, 2:07 pm
Re: CLC facts
Dean Taylor -- 12/2/1998, 11:14 pm
Re: CLC facts
Nolan Penney -- 12/3/1998, 8:00 am
Re: Stripping Deck
Tom Jablonski -- 12/3/1998, 11:47 am
Re: Stripping Deck
Nolan Penney -- 12/3/1998, 3:33 pm
Re: Stripping Deck
John Fereira -- 12/9/1998, 12:43 pm
Re: Stripping Deck
Nick Schade -- 12/10/1998, 9:04 am
Re: Stripping Deck
Tom Jablonski -- 12/3/1998, 5:32 pm
Re: Stripping Deck
Nolan Penney -- 12/4/1998, 7:54 am
Is it more tippy?
Brian C. -- 12/3/1998, 3:56 pm
Re: Is it more tippy?
Nolan Penney -- 12/4/1998, 6:55 am
Re: Stripping Deck
Don Beale -- 12/3/1998, 12:58 pm
you can email a scan to me
Brian C. -- 12/3/1998, 1:04 pm
Re: CLC facts?
John Lange -- 12/2/1998, 4:52 pm
Re: CLC vs the dark side and other siily matters
Chris Kulczycki -- 12/2/1998, 6:01 pm
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Nolan Penney -- 12/3/1998, 8:03 am
Re: CLC facts
Jon K. -- 12/2/1998, 4:35 pm
Re: CLC facts
K. Morton -- 12/3/1998, 4:13 pm
Re: butt vs scarf
Nolan Penney -- 12/3/1998, 8:06 am
Re: butt vs scarf
Warren long -- 12/8/1998, 12:13 pm
Re: butt vs scarf
Nolan Penney -- 12/9/1998, 7:17 am
Re: butt vs scarf
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 12/3/1998, 8:52 am
The Pygmy butt joint is different
Jon K. -- 12/3/1998, 10:25 am
Re: butt vs scarf
Nolan Penney -- 12/3/1998, 9:11 am
Re: butt vs scarf
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 12/3/1998, 12:26 pm
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
Frank -- 12/2/1998, 8:38 am
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Andy Gere -- 12/2/1998, 2:04 am
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
BillThomas -- 12/1/1998, 8:12 pm
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
Ross Leidy -- 12/1/1998, 5:28 pm
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
Philip Serra -- 12/1/1998, 12:45 pm
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Scotty -- 12/1/1998, 1:42 pm
Re: CLC Vs Pygmy
Mike Scarborough -- 11/30/1998, 10:53 pm
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chris rolt -- 11/30/1998, 8:21 pm
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Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 12/1/1998, 10:20 am
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Rich Kuchar -- 12/2/1998, 8:08 am
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Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 12/3/1998, 8:58 am