>I'm talking degrees of dislike not catagorical rejection. I have paddled a >bunch of different kinds of boats. There are a lot of other characteristics >besides -hard chine- that affect handling. There is a twitchiness that is >different. I wonder if it has something to do with edges forward of one's hips. >Some glass boats with long, no buoyancy bows and sterns, and fat
>midsections have a different kind of twitchiness in waves.

Right, I understand what you were saying. I was wondering about how they felt differently. I have felt that "twitchiness". It might have to do with the edges in front of the cockpit.

Surfboards have very round chines forward and aft the chines or "rails" get very hard and sharp.

Essentially, you are saying that they are hyper-sensitive in moving water, right?

Shawn