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Re: Cockpit location
By:Dale Frolander
Date: 1/22/2001, 9:30 pm
In Response To: Cockpit location (Al Gruno)

I would put the paddlers center of gravity at the DESIGNED center of bouyancy. If you move the paddler back or fwd of it, the boat will rotate, nose up or down, to make the new center of bouyancy match the center of gravity. In other words, the center of bouyancy will always match the center of gravity wherever that is.

Messages In This Thread

Cockpit location
Al Gruno -- 1/22/2001, 10:21 am
Re: Cockpit location
Pete Rudie -- 1/23/2001, 12:32 am
Let's try this again...
Pete Rudie -- 1/25/2001, 11:02 am
Re: Let's try this again...
Dave Houser -- 1/25/2001, 11:28 pm
Re: Cockpit location; Thanks for the help
Al Gruno -- 1/23/2001, 12:13 am
Re: Cockpit location
Dale Frolander -- 1/22/2001, 9:30 pm
Re: Cockpit location calculation
Dave Houser -- 1/23/2001, 12:50 am
Re: Cockpit location
Mike Scarborough -- 1/22/2001, 6:13 pm
Re: Cockpit location
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 1/22/2001, 6:59 pm
Re: Cockpit location
David Hanson -- 1/22/2001, 12:16 pm
Re: If you can't dazzle them with brilliance...
Ben Staley -- 1/22/2001, 1:16 pm