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Small and light with pointed ends and narrow bodies, canoes are propelled using single-bladed paddles, with more than one paddler allowed depending on how many people a canoe can fit. Some are also designed for use in sailing so they feature rigs for sails. Since they are relatively small, canoes are used in smaller bodies of water like rivers and lakes.

Construction

At first glance, be it flat stern canoes, touring canoes, or any other kind, it may seem that a canoe is identical on both ends. However, each end is constructed differently, each end serving a different purpose. The bow or the front part features an entry line which allows the boat to slice through the water, while the stern, the back part, has room for a flotation compartment. Seats are placed on both ends to allow steering from both ends.

Kinds of canoes

Touring canoes are made for lakes and flat waters, using more traditional designs to emphasize on stability and comfort. Also called as tripping or recreational canoes, touring canoes come in two types, one with a symmetrical hull and arched body and the other with a cockpit, lower gunwale lines, a rounded hull, and higher rims.

Used for taking on whitewater rapids, whitewater canoes are made from tough synthetic materials like polyethylene, fiberglass, and carbon fiber, helping them withstand impact with rocks and aggressive paddling. Most models also have internal lashing points for keeping harnesses, flotation bags, and spray decks secured.

Flat stern canoes, or square stern canoes, feature asymmetrical, flat, squared-off sterns meant for holding outboard motors. Because of their construction, flat stern canoes are commonly used for paddling on lakes or fishing.

As for sprint or racing canoes, they are used for fast paddling and racing on flat waters. They are long and narrow which reduces drag to increase boat speed. However, their shape makes them highly unstable.

As for inflatables, they are ideal for rough whitewaters since they are very light but they are not ideal for flat waters.

Important information

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Ever Wanted to Drive a Drag Racer?

Do you find yourself obsessively watching car racing on TV or driving to the local racetrack? Do you love tinkering with cars out in the garage, getting oil on your hands? Does the sound of a super-charged engine get your blood pumping?

Well, maybe you're the kind of person who would love to get into the hobby sport of Drag Racing. Here's some insight.

Drag car racer, Lorne Walters, worked on his drag car for over two years, making it one of the fastest cars on the strip. He even competes against cars that have a higher rated horsepower than his 1984 drag racing street car that he picked up for next-to-nothing. He collected inexpensive, used parts for it for over a year, until he finally bolted it all together and cranked the ignition.

Since then, he has put a couple of seasons of driving and fine-tuning under his belt. He explained that it is not major changes that produce big leaps in performance but many little changes over time that makes the difference between winning and losing a race.

Removing the muffler increased his engine's horsepower. Removing over three hundred pounds of non-essentials made the car lighter. Removing the belt-driven fan and replacing it with a battery-powered fan reduced the load on the engine. Changing from street tires to tires that get sticky when you lay rubber and heat them up increased his car's traction. All of these changes increased his car's speed.

When you're counting your racing time in tenths of a second, every little change brings you closer to winning.

One of Lorne's motto's to live by is, "You can't learn it if you don't do it." If you want to become a better and more successful Drag Race driver, you can't just read about it or watch it, you must do it! The more you do it, and apply what you learn from the experience, the better you become.

Before he ever thought of driving his own car though, Lorne joined a pit crew for a stock car driver, which allowed him to network with other enthusiasts and also get into the thick of it. Once he got bitten by the race car fever, getting behind the wheel became a driving obsession.

Consistency is also one of the major keys to winning. In Drag Racing, it isn't always the fastest car that wins, but also the one who stays consistent in doing the little things right. Good race timing scores must be repeated often.

Lorne also learned quickly that when you're on the strip, ready to go, you don't hang around waiting to be "told" to go. Waiting for the tree of lights to reach green-for-go cost him 1.2 seconds. Which meant that his competitor, who exploded his engine's horsepower into forward motion just prior to green, left the gate just as the tree hit green and was way out ahead of him. There is always a lag time before the car will actually burst forward.

When Lorne started out with his own car, tagging along with a successful racer who knew the circuit and all the ropes placed him car lengths beyond his competition. He also gained much of his knowledge by asking lots of questions, searching the Internet for free information, and by hands-on experience.

Drag Racing is no longer a hobby to Lorne, it's a passion - a passion that pushes him from race to race throughout the season.

Maybe this could be your passion, and like Lorne, you may get some or even your entire car sponsored by local businesses.

Not sure if you would like it? Some drivers are allowed to take passengers during certain parts of the day. Why not get to know one and go for a trial spin?

Happy super-charging!

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Mercury Grand Marquis Help Please.?

I made a topic about this car last week, but realized I have more info, and help to diagnose the problem. This car has no power at all going up hills, at first I thought it was the Transmission going, but my dad says it's not. The engine roars like it wants to drag race, but the car just has no power. He is thinking it's something with the Cadillac Converter on the exhaust. Does anyone know about these? And if it's on a 86 Marquis. Any other reasons would be appreciated. The spark plugs are good, the tranny fluid, oil filter, fuel filter and every other culprit are good.

Here's the deal, sport. I had an '85 LTD. Same car. It just went left instead of right on the assembly line. My calculations tell me that you should have about 200,000 miles on this car. Give or take. What it sounds like to me is a transmission issue, and it might be slipping. With a 21 year old car, the transmission is just plain worn out. It may need adjustment, or maybe it's just low on fluid. Mine benefited from some Lucas transmission fluid conditioner. It basically thickens the fluid and makes it more viscous, which makes the car shift better. Mine wouldn't go into gear in the morning until it got warmed up. Lucas fixed it right up. The fact is, you have a "catalytic converter", not a "Cadillac converter", and the engine would not roar like a dragster if you had any issues with that or the exhaust system. It sounds like you have all kinds of power but it isn't getting through the transmission. Get your butt to Pep Boys and get yourself a bottle of Lucas transmission fluid conditioner and while you're at it, put a quart of Lucas oil conditioner in your engine to quiet down those knocking rod bearings. Your car doesn't have a lot of time left. Major repairs will cost more than it's worth.

Special victory for Capps at Infineon
Ron Capps said he felt the presence of the late Eric Medlen in his car Sunday as he thundered down the Infineon Raceway drag strip in the Funny Car final of the Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals.

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