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Re: Need help with Guillemot offsets
By:Don Lampman
Date: 2/21/1999, 9:01 pm
In Response To: Need help with Guillemot offsets (Bernie Farmer)

> I've been plotting the cross sections using Nick's book and the Guillemot
> table. Have there been some errata issued for the numbers? I'm having
> difficulty with stations 16 and 16 1/2. Both have keel locations that are
> higher than some water line offsets listed below. I don't understand that.
> For example, on station 16 the keel (presumably the lowest point of the
> cross section) is at 1.56, but there is an off set of .08 for the 1"
> water line. If the keel is above the 1" water line, how can there be
> an offset for it? If I'm totally missing and this is a stupid question,
> chalk it up to my absloute lack of experience and accept my apologies in
> advance.

Yes the is an errata, http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/Book/Erratta.html This will fix you up!

Messages In This Thread

Need help with Guillemot offsets
Bernie Farmer -- 2/21/1999, 7:28 pm
Re: Need help with Guillemot offsets
Don Lampman -- 2/21/1999, 9:01 pm