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Re: Put it in the water?
By:Don Beale
Date: 9/5/2001, 2:29 pm
In Response To: How do I find center of bouyancy w/o eng. degree (Ben Staley)

You could put the hull in the water, sit in it, and move fore and aft until it's trimmed where you like. Then mark it for cockpit placement.

Messages In This Thread

How do I find center of bouyancy w/o eng. degree
Ben Staley -- 9/5/2001, 2:07 pm
A complicated way
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/6/2001, 9:52 am
Re: How do I find center of bouyancy w/o eng. degr
Dale Frolander -- 9/5/2001, 9:37 pm
Re: How do I find center of bouyancy w/o eng. degr
Mike Hanks -- 9/5/2001, 3:09 pm
Re: How do I find center of bouyancy w/o eng. degr
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/5/2001, 3:08 pm
Re: Put it in the water?
Don Beale -- 9/5/2001, 2:29 pm
Re: Too easy Don, think of something harder.
Ben Staley -- 9/5/2001, 2:47 pm
Re: Try rolling it :) *NM*
Don Beale -- 9/5/2001, 7:13 pm
Rolling - no problem, Bailing - big problem :D *NM*
Ted Henry -- 9/5/2001, 10:51 pm
Re: Too easy Don, think of something harder.
LeeG -- 9/5/2001, 2:53 pm