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Josh said:hi gate,
Perhaps OT
I do not really know what you mean with secondary stability. My school-English may be a little rusted. What I mean to understand is, you tested two birch bark canoes and none gave you the stability to lean the canoe on your onside that the gunwales kiss the water.
I tested a birchbark canoe here in Germany and it was possible. And here lives a guy who builds Native American style canoes from plywood (!)
http://www.open-canoe-journal.de/journal-05/wagnercanoe/wagnercanoe.htm
We don’t have such mighty birches in our Country so we have to search for alternatives.
It´s based on the Tetes de Boul 21/2 Fathom canoe from the St. Maurice River in Canada. They (6 of them) danced heeled over to Ravel´s “Bolero” at a meeting and it was exciting!
http://www.open-canoe-journal.de/journal-04/treffen04/10-g.jpg
So I think with the right boat it works.
This may not answer your question, but be lenient toward me. I read the threads in the forums over 4 months now, I learned much (thank you) and I’m trying hard to understand what you’re saying and answering.
gate9797 said:Let's stay on topic, please. The question is whether any native or modern birchbark canoes have secondary stability.
The question is not whether Native Americans engaged in what we would call style paddling by modern standards but, in part, whether any of their canoes possessed secondary stability.
Wetweasel said:I hope a jerk like that never chases any of you away. Richard