Subject: RE: baidarka stability/performance vs. flexibility
From: Peter A. Chopelas (pac@premier1.net)
Date: Fri Dec 22 2000 - 13:19:36 EST
On Thursday, December 21, 2000 9:12 PM, Tom Wainright
[SMTP:wainair@yahoo.com] wrote:
> I understand in the old boats of
> the aluet they used Ivory sliders in the joints so
> they would slide more freely, and that they would add
> ballast to the bow and stern to magnify the undulation
> of the boat in the waves to increase speed and reduce
> paddling effort.
I think these ivory joints and sliders were there to prevent wear on the
joints, I do not know they actually made it more flexable. They would have
worked just as well without the ivory joints but they would not have been
as durable.
Peter
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