Subject: Re: baidarka stability/performance vs. flexibility
From: Michael Daly (michaeldaly@home.com)
Date: Fri Dec 22 2000 - 21:26:57 EST
From: "Chuck Holst" <CHUCK@MULTITECH.COM>
> >>
> 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
> >>
>
> Mark Rogers of Superior Kayaks would agree with you. He says that when he
> has finished lashing a keel together -- and he has done dozens, if not
> hundreds -- the keel is as rigid as a single piece of wood. Of course, he
> probably uses jute. I wonder if leather doesn't stretch more -- anyone know?
>
At this past summer's Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium, Mark addressed a
question about this and suggested the leather is probably like uncoated
neoprene
in stiffness (or flexibility - your choice). He feels that modern skins do
not allow
the frames to flex the way the original craft did.
Mike
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