Subject: Re: [baidarka] MAE593-76/Lowie Hybrid
From: James Mitchell (baidarka@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Sep 25 2004 - 06:53:32 EDT
Probably. The Greenland will have a completely different feel than the
Lowie. How long is your boat? Why not build a 15' x 18" Greenland?
Wolf has a great little squirt boat (skinboat!) that he just
finished... looks like a great boat for rolling practice.
On Sep 24, 2004, at 1:13 AM, Hyok Lee wrote:
> I just received my copy of Wolfgang's book. I have been paddling
> around in
> my 21" beam Greenland, and I feel like having a narrower boat. I feel
> like
> there is too much room to knock around during rolls. What would be the
> effect of narrowing up the Lowie boat to the extent of the MAE boat,
> while
> keeping the same 17' length? Would I end up with a boat that is
> unmanageably unstable?
>
> Hyok
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