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  • Tryin'
    Tryin' reacted to Black_Fly's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    In a backwards tandem or solo, I always try to have weight I can move around depending on the wind. My dog needs to be offset no matter...
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    Tryin' reacted to eckilson's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    My whitewater solos are trimmed bow light, but not quite that much. ;) That boat turns on a dime, rides up on waves and floats over...
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    Tryin' reacted to Steve in Idaho's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    It depends on which canoe I'm in, what the wind is doing, and what I want to do. Generally, I prefer to be more or less centered in the...
  • Robin
    Robin reacted to Crawforde's post in the thread Photo of the day with Like Like.
    First and almost last paddle of the year in the Peterborough last week. 😡😃 I messed my hand up last fall, then surgery, PT, bad Covid in...
  • ShiftlessDriftless
    ShiftlessDriftless reacted to eckilson's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    My whitewater solos are trimmed bow light, but not quite that much. ;) That boat turns on a dime, rides up on waves and floats over...
  • yknpdlr
    yknpdlr reacted to Black_Fly's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    In a backwards tandem or solo, I always try to have weight I can move around depending on the wind. My dog needs to be offset no matter...
  • Black_Fly
    Black_Fly replied to the thread Perfect Trim?.
    In a backwards tandem or solo, I always try to have weight I can move around depending on the wind. My dog needs to be offset no matter...
  • Black_Fly
    Black_Fly reacted to Steve in Idaho's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    It depends on which canoe I'm in, what the wind is doing, and what I want to do. Generally, I prefer to be more or less centered in the...
  • Black_Fly
    Black_Fly reacted to eckilson's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    My whitewater solos are trimmed bow light, but not quite that much. ;) That boat turns on a dime, rides up on waves and floats over...
  • Black_Fly
    Black_Fly reacted to Tryin''s post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    Depends on the water and wind. I've moved into the bow, sat solo in the stern, knelt in the middle, whatever made the boat do what I...
  • Black_Fly
    Black_Fly reacted to lowangle al's post in the thread Perfect Trim? with Like Like.
    The first thing I have to say about this is that there is no one perfect `trim. Different situations and different boats call for...
  • eckilson
    eckilson replied to the thread Perfect Trim?.
    My whitewater solos are trimmed bow light, but not quite that much. ;) That boat turns on a dime, rides up on waves and floats over...
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  • Black_Fly
    Black_Fly reacted to Idiot Savant's post in the thread Lightweight Lining Ropes with Like Like.
    It's good to know about Dyneema floating, but it's expensive and overkill for bow and stern lines. You can get polypro dirt cheap...
  • Neophyte
    I took some scrap wood & made a small cradle that mounts on the strongback. I used ratchet strap webbing & by keeping it short, I don't...
  • Neophyte
    I do much the same as you have pictured, couple of supports with scrap carpet material. I keep the supports about 8 ft apart, depending...
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