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Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *Pic*
By:Craig Robinson
Date: 4/16/2009, 6:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski (Craig Robinson)

: Bill, These boats/skis are not as tippy as you might think. Primary stability
: isn't very good but they do have very reasonable secondary stability. I'm
: not an expert paddler by any measure of the stick but I can(could) lay my
: Red7 on its side and paddle along in flat water. i'm guessing that is is
: so due to the sheer line being a a fair bit higher. When Bjorn T modified
: his Sea Racer kayak design as a prototype for the soon to be released
: Fusion ski he literally just stretched the length out a bit and added 2
: extra strips at the sheer. Opened up the cockpit oviously.

: You obciously have an interest in the technical aspects of kayaks/boats so i
: have attached some links that you might find interesting. the info was
: compiled for adventure racing purposes. Adventure racing is really taking
: off in NZ & Aus. with the open ocean paddling being the mystery for
: many particpants. Most can run, swim and manage a mountain bike but many
: find the paddle daunting. The boats compared range from the super stable
: to the top of the line Fenn & Epic.

: This link compares a range of different craft
: http://www.4shared.com/file/99016595/644527cc/Fenn20SurfSki-1.html

: This link explains terms and testing parameters
: http://www.4shared.com/file/99016594/1342175a/KayakTest_8_Explanations.html

: MOJO stats lie somewhere between the Fenn & the Epic
:
: [IMG]http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p23/CraigMel/kayak/skicomparisonjpeg.jpg[/IMG]

: Hope you find the links interesting.
: Cheers

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 3/26/2009, 3:48 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Lawrence Watson -- 4/4/2009, 7:31 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 4/10/2009, 12:02 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Bill Hamm -- 4/10/2009, 1:28 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 4/10/2009, 10:28 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2009, 9:22 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 4/16/2009, 6:56 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *Pic*
Craig Robinson -- 4/16/2009, 6:58 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *NM* *Pic*
Craig Robinson -- 4/16/2009, 6:59 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2009, 4:37 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *Pic*
Craig Robinson -- 4/10/2009, 10:32 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *NM* *Pic*
Craig Robinson -- 4/10/2009, 10:34 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
PatrickC -- 4/11/2009, 11:36 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 4/12/2009, 1:30 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Etienne Muller -- 4/11/2009, 6:56 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Bill Hamm -- 4/10/2009, 11:46 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 4/11/2009, 1:15 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2009, 10:17 am
ocean ski design by Bjorn T
Craig Robinson -- 4/10/2009, 3:15 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Lawrence Watson -- 4/3/2009, 11:59 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 3/26/2009, 7:13 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 3/27/2009, 3:48 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 3/27/2009, 8:18 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 3/27/2009, 9:36 pm
Re: Strip: adding rocker??
Craig Robinson -- 3/27/2009, 11:09 pm
Re: Strip: adding rocker??
Reg Lake -- 3/27/2009, 11:34 pm
Re: Strip: adding rocker??
Craig Robinson -- 3/28/2009, 1:31 am
Re: Strip: adding rocker?? *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 3/28/2009, 5:26 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
eric -- 3/26/2009, 9:22 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
PatrickC -- 3/26/2009, 10:59 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 3/26/2009, 7:29 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 3/27/2009, 3:32 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 3/26/2009, 6:23 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Allan -- 3/27/2009, 12:08 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
eric -- 3/26/2009, 10:46 pm
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 4/13/2009, 7:18 am
Re: Strip: Converting kayak to ocean ski
Craig Robinson -- 3/26/2009, 3:56 am