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Author: | jerinaldi [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:56 am ] |
Post subject: | What is that thing... |
...on the front of some A.I.'s and T.I.'s that looks almost like a duckbill? If you look at MAtt Coburn's (excellent) video "Southern Tip of Australia" he has one on his. It looks like it would help a lot in terms of submarining the bow in high winds. Where can I get more information about them? |
Author: | Tom Kirkman [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:50 am ] |
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It's for exactly what you suspect. I know some folks like them, frankly they concern me because a wave over the top or having them go underwater means the bow will be slower to rise back up. I guess I sort of feel that the nature of a kayak sail boat is one where the bow is going to submarine and you are going to get wet. Nature of the beast. But, to each his own. Do a search under his name and you may be able to find previous threads on the item. You can also try searching under "wave deflector" or similar and maybe find those earlier posts that way. |
Author: | Salty Dawg [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:08 pm ] |
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I also like the way it looks and functions, have thought about it, and just need to get around to it.. Here's a youtube video about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXbumVwM5L8 Here's where you can buy one. http://www.spiritpaddle.com.au/content.asp?cId=3&pId=34 |
Author: | mingle [ Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:46 pm ] |
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Has there been any more news on the 'official' Hobie wave-deflector? |
Author: | Crazy4DaRiver [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:23 pm ] |
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True...good and bad. In big waves with short durations it can be the worst addition you ever thought of because it will dig you in. I sail off shore as far out as 26 miles to date. I'll stick with the original design as it has served me well. |
Author: | tonystott [ Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:39 am ] |
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Crazy4DaRiver wrote: True...good and bad. In big waves with short durations it can be the worst addition you ever thought of because it will dig you in. I sail off shore as far out as 26 miles to date. I'll stick with the original design as it has served me well. Mark, Just a few questions. Do you take any emergency rudder? Don't you mean 7000mAh not 700mAh batteries? Do you take a VHF radio? Do you take an EPIRB/PLB? Just interested... |
Author: | backwaterbob [ Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:53 pm ] |
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I endured several near pitchpoles in my '11 red TI during the 2012 EC300. 40kts of following wind and a wisp of a main up were producing 13kt speeds and frequent nose dives in the standing chop. I think it was the flexibility of my spray skirts that kept me from going ass over tea kettle |
Author: | jerinaldi [ Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:19 pm ] |
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Thanks All, very helpful information. I think I'm going to hold-off on a cone, but I've got some other diabolical plans... |
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