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Strategies & Market Trends : Fascist Oligarchs Attack Cute Cuddly Canadians

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To: Crocodile who wrote (844)11/30/2002 9:19:39 PM
From: E. Charters  Read Replies (1) of 1293
 
Use the old "peanut" (30 years old) CDN one or two man racing shell. 17 feet long, wide beam, low freeboard, decked front and stern, V bottom. To turn it, lean sharply in desired direction of travel and stick the paddle in the snow near the bow as a pry, opposite side to the direction of turn. You will go where you want as the canoe leans easily on its shallowly flared sides. The gunnel and keelson-skeg will prevent it from skidding. They are sturdy, as the ribs are every 4 inches. If glassed they are a tad heavy but still less than a standard canoe and very strong.

Best wax is just paraffin for medium weather, siver or red Toko for warm and green toko or graphite for very cold weather. When really warm, paraffin may work better than red.

Really heavy oversize hydro gloves, putting both hands out board on the snow and leaning may help turns. Poling with heavy home built paddles that allow lots of lean is best for gaining speed and steering. A pronounced J-stroke or yeoman's side rudder will help to steer.

Go ahead and stand up. They do on snowboards.

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