Comments on: One Small Fishing Kayak – Two Big Paddlers in Tandem http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/11/02/tandem-fishing-kayak-for-big-paddlers/ The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:18:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/11/02/tandem-fishing-kayak-for-big-paddlers/#comment-1049 admin Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:15:48 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=184#comment-1049 It's definitely possible, but I doubt it's worth trying: When watching this movie you can see that although the boat is overloaded the saddle top still remains above water level. This means that at 470 lb. total load the W-kayak keeps functioning as a true twin hull. If you further load it, the water would reach the arched support ribs below the saddle, and normal flow between the hulls would be obstructed. Under such conditions the W-kayak's hydrodynamic performance could be seriously compromised. Yoav It’s definitely possible, but I doubt it’s worth trying:
When watching this movie you can see that although the boat is overloaded the saddle top still remains above water level. This means that at 470 lb. total load the W-kayak keeps functioning as a true twin hull.
If you further load it, the water would reach the arched support ribs below the saddle, and normal flow between the hulls would be obstructed.
Under such conditions the W-kayak’s hydrodynamic performance could be seriously compromised.

Yoav

]]> By: catfishMO http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/11/02/tandem-fishing-kayak-for-big-paddlers/#comment-1048 catfishMO Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:57:09 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=184#comment-1048 Do you think it's possible to load this yak with 500 lbs? Do you think it’s possible to load this yak with 500 lbs?

]]> By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/11/02/tandem-fishing-kayak-for-big-paddlers/#comment-1046 admin Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:28:49 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=184#comment-1046 We're just careful in our statements and recommendations. Big and heavy people can paddle the W-kayak, but they're likely to face a longer, and sometime more difficult learning curve than smaller paddlers would. Yoav We’re just careful in our statements and recommendations.
Big and heavy people can paddle the W-kayak, but they’re likely to face a longer, and sometime more difficult learning curve than smaller paddlers would.
Yoav

]]> By: catfishMO http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/11/02/tandem-fishing-kayak-for-big-paddlers/#comment-1045 catfishMO Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:25:31 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=184#comment-1045 If this yak can carry 470 lbs how come you don't recommend it for individuals who weigh over 250? If this yak can carry 470 lbs how come you don’t recommend it for individuals who weigh over 250?

]]> By: Quebec Seakayaker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/11/02/tandem-fishing-kayak-for-big-paddlers/#comment-1042 Quebec Seakayaker Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:15:34 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=184#comment-1042 Mike, I'd say that in case of this tandem movie they have about 3" of freeboard. Who wants to paddle with the hulls under water and just the cockpit sticking out above the surface? QS Mike, I’d say that in case of this tandem movie they have about 3″ of freeboard. Who wants to paddle with the hulls under water and just the cockpit sticking out above the surface?
QS

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