Dave Osborn
LIFE MEMBER
In the past I have lowered bow seats that were attached directly to the gunwales and customers have reported that the canoe was less tender than it was prior.
I now have a canoe that has the bow seat lowered about 2" and my customer reports that the canoe is tippy when paddled tandem. It is a narrow, round bottomed Kennebec.
I feel like I could lower it an inch, but not much more.
Do you have an opinion on how much stability would be gained by lowering that additional inch?
Or will a narrow, round bottomed canoe always be sorta tender in that regard?
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I now have a canoe that has the bow seat lowered about 2" and my customer reports that the canoe is tippy when paddled tandem. It is a narrow, round bottomed Kennebec.
I feel like I could lower it an inch, but not much more.
Do you have an opinion on how much stability would be gained by lowering that additional inch?
Or will a narrow, round bottomed canoe always be sorta tender in that regard?
A