: Absolutely; the more deck and/or coaming you add, the more ability
: to carve and edge turns, and shed waves. You may want to start
: thinking about a couple thwarts to stiffen up the hull. I would
: also recommend hip plates or hanging knees in the seat area to
: brace the coaming/side deck, since the paddler may well apply
: his/her weight there getting in and out of the boat. You can
: save a lot of weight by skipping the full deck, so I would want
: to build nice 'n' light to take full advantage of it.

: There, I've done my part -- now, how about that URL to Caldeira's
: presentation? :-)

Yeah that's the other part, can't lean the boat at all. Like my Cobra, lean maybe 5 degrees and you take water over the side, works with a bailer and a sealed cockpit, won't work without them though.

Bill H.