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Subject: Re: Kayak Myth Busted

Author:
pathfinder

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Date Posted: 09:01:44 08/11/05 Thu
In reply to: grapenuts 's message, "Re: Kayak Myth Busted" on 14:02:05 08/10/05 Wed

I fart in your general direction, now go away or I will taunt you a second time.

>Your mother is a hamster and your father smelled of
>alliberries!
>
>>Using a fishing line testor that measures ft lbs of
>>torque down to .0001 ft lbs and dragging 2 models of
>>kayaks across a 45' pool in Ada, Michigan (using a
>>adjustable speed electric drill to keep a consistent
>>pull on the line). With the rudder up and rudder
>>down, we found that the MYTH of RUDDERS CREATING DRAG
>>is soooooo BUSTED. BUSTED like nobody's business.
>>With the rudder fully engaged and dragging at 4 MPH,
>>it added only .023 ft lbs of torque compared to
>>dragging a yak by with rudder up. THat is equivalent
>>to pushing a penny across a table of ice.
>>
>>Then we turned the kayaks at the same rate by fully
>>engaging the rudder with 3 tests then leaning the
>>kayak with ballast to make a turn (3 times), and we
>>found that the drag was more for the kayak turned by
>>leaning it with ballast (Current Designs and
>>Perception Captiva).
>>
>>Urban legend!! Those of you who claim rudders create
>>drag can join the believers of a scuba diver being
>>sucked up by aircraft fire fighting equipment.
>>
>>I'm sure our resident scientist will want to recreate
>>the test, but so far, the MYTH IS BUSTED.
>>
>>>;-}
>>Pathfinder

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Kayak Myth Busted	Wapiti	17:09:16 08/12/05 Fri
Re: Kayak Myth Busted -- Grapenuts, 15:42:04 08/17/05 Wed Re: Kayak Myth Busted -- pathfinder, 19:51:08 08/17/05 Wed