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  I emailed this (email below)	to OT, (2 weeks ago), but haven't gotten a
reply. I was wondering if anyone  here knows what this "rippling" is caused
by. (Next year we are moving on to a Bell Northwoods, probably in Kevlar.)
But this year we have one last "Disco" trip, and I waste endless hours
"wondering" about the significance of this..if any.

""I have used the Discovery 17'4'' for the past 3 years (since we bought it in
1995) on several multi-week canoe trips on large lakes in northern Canada
(i.e. relatively heavily laden with 2 paddlers ,combined weight about
300lbs, and approx 290 lbs of gear). There is plenty of freeboard.
Invariably I am the stern paddler....frequently I have noticed a "rippling"
(from mid boat to stern seat)  effect in the canoe bottom while paddling in
light swells..it is VERY pronounced however when gliding over submerged
rocks.

Does this represent a weakness in the molding of the canoe? I have not
noticed the same effect in the bow end ( or even forward of the  mid
section.) It has not been a problem in our use of the canoe ( about 100
paddling days), but it is rather disconcerting.

Can you explain this?""

Thanks.

ridem@msn.com

Rich Dempsey

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