head wind

[catfish]

HEY GEEZERS SINCE YOU GUYS ARE VETS @ CANOEING & PIROING DO YOU GUYS EVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM . SATURDAY I WENT CANOEING , BEFORE I LEFT THE HOUSE I GRABBED AN OLD WEIGHT FOR WEIGHT IN THE BOW. I WAS SOLOING. I HAD RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WHERE I DIDN,T HAVE ENOUGHT IN BOW. THE WIND WOULD TURN ME RIGHT AROUND. WELL HAVE WAY DOWN THE RIVER I REALIZED I DIDN,T HAVE ENOUGHT THIS TIME EITHER.I STOPPED & GRABBED TWO GRANITE ROCKS . DID THE TRICK , CANOE TRACKED BETTER. THE REASON I DIDN,T HAVE NO WEIGHT I WAS DAY PADDLING.

IF YOU WERE ON A RIVER I GUESS YOU COULD STAY ANOTHER DAY @ CAMP. WHAT IF YOU WERE IN THE OKEFENOKEE YOU CANT DO THIS . YOU AHVE TO MOVE ON. I REALIZE WHEN YOU PLAN A TRIP YOU CAN,T TELL WHAT THE WEATHER WILL BE LIKE. WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO WHEN ONE OF DEM HURICANES LIKE CHUCK SAYS COME UP. I FORGOT YOU GUYS DON,T HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH DEM DERE PIROS .

 

[Kayak Jack]

Trim is important. If you are paddling a two seater, turn the boat around and sit backwards in (what is the original) the front seat. this moves your center of gravity (CG) closer to the center of the boat.

Best bet may be to have your solo seat just a few inches aft of the center of the boat. This places your CG about right, then it takes only a bit of weight to trim the boat. Don't have to carry rocks around with you.

 

[catfish]

YEA JACK I KNEW DO TO THIS , I WAS IN THE BOW SEAT WHICH IN SOLO IS MORE TO MIDDLE OF BOAT RIGHT ? WITH JUST ME IN IT THOUGHT FRONT IS ALITTLE LITE. MAY HAVE TO MOVE THE SEAT UP ALITTLE WHEN I,M SOLO WHATCHA THINK.

 

[oldsparkey]

When you paddle a tandem canoe solo , switch seat and if the bow is still high ( day paddling or fishing not tripping) I like to use a couple of water jugs , fill them at the lake and balance your canoe , when you are done dump the water back in the lake.

Chuck.

 

[catfish]

THANKS CHUCK . THIS PROBALLY WOULD BE BETTER THAN DRILLING HOLES IN MY GRANTITE ROCKS & TIEING THEM IN . :lol: (CATFISH)

 

[Kayak Jack]

Catfish,

Chuck makes pretty good ballast too. He's smarter than your rocks, but not so much smarter that he's troublesome.