"Jeff Potter" wrote in message
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Dan Valleskey valleskey at comcast dot net wrote in message
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Hi Jeff-
Paddle it anyway. It won't be race legal, but I bet it works okay as
a work-out boat.

A hogged boat isn't legal? Weird.

I wanted it for use on a twisty river with casual paddlers
(wife'n'kids). The hog would seem to make for TOUGH cornering. The
current owner says to just roll it on side and ends come out and a
turn is easy, but...

The 'negative rocker' might be the most apparent property of hogging, but
functionally it mainly decreases primary stability - not a great thing for
novices and kids.

I'd hang it in the sun from its thwarts/gunnels and fill it with sand or
water. Historically, paying rerspect to the boat spirits with dancing,
drumming, and singing seem to have been effective.

You might try carving some ribs and jamming them in to see whether they
help. (See any video on bark boat building.

Hth,
Fred Klingener