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Re: Strip: A Racing Sea Kayak
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 12/14/2014, 11:32 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: A Racing Sea Kayak (John Messinger)

I will probably make a tiller, which much easier and lighter to fabricate.

I've got a tiller on my Mystery. It works fine and I'm used to it now. I think they are best for a flat water situation where you may set it and forget it to overcome a crosswind, or to make an anticipated turn at a mark or slowly changing conditions. The nice thing about them is your foot pad is solid allowing for good leg drive.

In an ocean environment where you want the ability to quickly react while surfing down a wave, they aren't the best. It takes a bit of coordination to letup on your foot drive, slide your toes from side to side and then readjust in a new position. The "gas pedal" style control of a surf ski is better suited for reactive control and requires less coordination in a relatively unstable boat.

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John Messinger -- 12/12/2014, 5:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/12/2014, 5:59 pm
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John Messinger -- 12/12/2014, 6:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2014, 12:11 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/14/2014, 11:32 am
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John Messinger -- 12/14/2014, 1:03 pm
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Glenn Box -- 12/15/2014, 12:13 pm
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Glenn Box -- 12/13/2014, 3:39 am
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John Messinger -- 12/13/2014, 7:32 am
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Glenn Box -- 12/13/2014, 8:45 am
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John Messinger -- 3/27/2015, 4:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/28/2015, 5:29 am
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John Messinger -- 4/11/2015, 1:47 pm
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Allan -- 4/11/2015, 7:21 pm
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John Messinger -- 4/11/2015, 10:40 pm
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Allan -- 4/11/2015, 11:47 pm
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John Messinger -- 4/26/2015, 8:54 pm
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scottbaxter -- 4/26/2015, 10:47 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 4/27/2015, 7:18 pm
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John Messinger -- 4/27/2015, 7:44 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 4/28/2015, 4:27 am
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John Messinger -- 4/28/2015, 6:28 am
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John Messinger -- 4/28/2015, 9:28 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 4/29/2015, 3:39 am
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John Messinger -- 4/29/2015, 6:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/29/2015, 6:51 am