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Re: weight
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 6/4/2001, 12:08 am
In Response To: Re: weight (Eric)

: So how much weight does what to handling?

65 pounds of gear (in addition to my 175 pounds) in my Arctic Tern made an incredible improvement on initial stability, but I was still left with plenty of freeboard. It was stil fine for cruising, but maneuvering to catch waves was slower.

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weight
Eric -- 6/1/2001, 11:51 pm
Re: weight
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/4/2001, 6:29 pm
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LeeG -- 6/2/2001, 4:23 am
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Eric -- 6/3/2001, 10:08 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/4/2001, 9:39 am
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Mike Hanks -- 6/4/2001, 12:08 am
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LeeG -- 6/3/2001, 11:17 pm
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Eric -- 6/7/2001, 1:17 am
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Mike Hanks -- 6/2/2001, 2:51 am