Subject: Re: baidarka Instability/ Lead Ballast
From: James Mitchell (mariner@seanet.com)
Date: Wed Dec 20 2000 - 12:00:06 EST
I can't imagine navigating around the Pacific in a square rigger without
knowing what 10 knots looks like... Andrew, are you using a GPS to check
your speed? Seems to work really well, even for short distances. Of
course, it stll leaves me back here while Lew disappears into the horizon...
I have been doing all my boat building outdoors under a lean-to canopy,
which is how I made a 20 foot double with only a 20 foot garage.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddy, Andrew (FSA, North Ryde)"
<Andrew.Eddy@foodscience.afisc.csiro.au>
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 9:11 PM
Subject: RE: baidarka Instability/ Lead Ballast
> Harvey,
>
> various people have mentioned that the St Petersberg museum baidarka MAE
> 593-76 requires quite a bit of ballast. I suspect that people who were
> ballasting their replicas two years ago would be far more comfortable in
> them now. Did you ever need ballast in your replica of this kayak? How
does
> it feel now?
>
> I ask because I am interested in this kayak, either as a
polyester-over-WRC
> skin boat or as a Paulownia strip-built kayak. Unfortunately, my garage is
> too small for a full-length version, so it'll have to be scaled down in
> length to fit and up in width to maintain volume, probably 5% for both
> scalings.
>
> For comparison, my Shearwater Baidarka (stitch and glue ply, similar to
the
> Lowie Museum baidarka in shape) is unbelievably stable for its 21" width -
I
> can just stand up in it, without any need to scull.
>
> too. I have recorded short bursts up to 11.5 knots (21.2 km/h), so far,
and
> that's without the sail. Good ol' Cap'n Cook was right.
>
> Andrew
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Harvey Golden [mailto:qayaq@pacifier.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 2:54 PM
> > To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
> > Subject: baidarka Instability/ Lead Ballast
>
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