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Re: Strip: Outer Island Cockpit Dimensions?
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 12/28/2016, 1:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Outer Island Cockpit Dimensions? (JohnAbercrombie)

The bow is not anchored in the sense that a boat with a fine entry is. It is just that, as with any kayak, as you descend into the trough the bow will dip. The further back your seat the more you will Leacock. The extra waterline increase is only at the front, so one's seat moves back.

It is not really magic, but is a kind of automatic trim for differing directions built into the hull shape.

You meed to take into account the rounded chines on this boat too. It is a fairly fast section, and the bow is buoyant so it does not bury the deck.

The bow is out of the water, but not much more than most greenland style boats, and there is not much upward kick in the stem section, so windage is not really a problem.

These baidarkas are very well behaved in regard to directional stability. They are especially kind in very rough conditions.

Anyone who has doubts needs to try one.

Et

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Strip: Outer Island Cockpit Dimensions?
Rich D -- 12/24/2016, 3:22 pm
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jaybabina -- 12/25/2016, 8:15 am
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Rich D -- 12/25/2016, 2:20 pm
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jaybabina -- 12/25/2016, 6:06 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 12/26/2016, 7:05 am
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Rich D -- 12/26/2016, 8:19 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/26/2016, 1:05 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/26/2016, 1:28 pm
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Rich D -- 12/26/2016, 7:09 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/26/2016, 8:21 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/26/2016, 9:00 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 12/27/2016, 5:38 am
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Steve Solomon -- 12/27/2016, 9:14 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/27/2016, 9:49 am
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Steve Solomon -- 12/27/2016, 11:30 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/27/2016, 12:37 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/27/2016, 3:40 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 12/27/2016, 4:32 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/27/2016, 4:57 pm
Re: Strip: Outer Island Cockpit Dimensions? *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/27/2016, 5:20 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 12/27/2016, 6:25 pm
Yes
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/27/2016, 6:42 pm
Re: Yes
JohnAbercrombie -- 12/28/2016, 12:11 pm
Re: Yes *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/28/2016, 12:55 pm
Re: Yes
Thomas Duncan -- 12/28/2016, 1:10 pm
Re: Strip: Outer Island Cockpit Dimensions?
Etienne Muller -- 12/28/2016, 1:43 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/28/2016, 2:51 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/28/2016, 7:11 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/28/2016, 7:31 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/29/2016, 4:37 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/29/2016, 8:15 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/29/2016, 10:39 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/29/2016, 1:04 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/28/2016, 2:52 pm
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Rich D -- 12/28/2016, 5:07 pm
Changing the Subject
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/29/2016, 8:46 pm
Re: Changing the Subject
JohnAbercrombie -- 12/29/2016, 10:04 pm
Re: Changing the Subject
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/30/2016, 11:28 am
Re: Changing the Subject
Etienne Muller -- 12/30/2016, 4:01 am