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Jensen 18 trim
Posted by: canoeracer on Feb-16-13 7:10 AM (EST)

The jensen 18 is an old design. If racing this canoe in shallow water trim it atleast 2" bow down when the canoe is not moving. When moving the bow will rise up. A very strong team would run it more bow down. It will be easier to turn is it is not stern heavy. This canoe has little rocker by running it bow down it will free the stern for easier steering. I have been racing canoes for 45 years.

Bruce Barton

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canoe trim for racing ?? - mrgreen - Feb-10-13 10:40 PM
- My wife and I race a 17 foot Jensen, - Jackl - Feb-11-13 5:44 AM
- Perhaps for a twisting river, you might - g2d - Feb-11-13 3:43 PM
  - Dead Level - plaidpaddler - Feb-11-13 5:12 PM
- Trim - mcimes - Feb-12-13 9:25 AM
  - trim - captainsmollett - Feb-13-13 9:53 PM
    - Touche - MCImes - Feb-13-13 10:46 PM
      - Bow light... - openboater - Feb-14-13 7:06 AM
        
        displacement hulls do not plane - captainsmollett - Feb-14-13 9:46 PM
        
        OP is racing tandem in an 18' Jensen. - openboater - Feb-15-13 3:34 AM
      - Never level... - openboater - Feb-15-13 4:09 AM
- The term is heel, not lean - kayamedic - Feb-13-13 10:22 PM
- slightly bow down - baldpaddler - Feb-14-13 8:50 PM
  - The shallows... - openboater - Feb-15-13 3:47 AM
  - No wonder we beat you all the time! - jackl - Feb-15-13 7:10 PM
    - Notice JackL - baldpaddler - Feb-17-13 6:23 PM
      - I heard that you have a cute new ...... - jackl - Feb-18-13 5:19 AM
- Confusing. Has the OP been answered? - Glenn_MacGrady - Feb-15-13 1:05 PM
  - I trim bow down - captainsmollett - Feb-15-13 11:02 PM
    - I believe you - Glenn_MacGrady - Feb-16-13 1:29 AM
      - Jensen 18 trim - canoeracer - Feb-16-13 7:10 AM
        
        What Bruce says... - openboater - Feb-16-13 8:28 AM
        Thanks Bruce - mrgreen - Feb-17-13 12:04 AM
        
        A lot depends on the team - baldpaddler - Feb-18-13 8:58 PM