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Re: flat bottom hull
By:Bob Marshall
Date: 10/14/2001, 8:55 am
In Response To: stability-good designs (Randy Knauff)

Jed: I built a Pygmy Artic Tern and it also has an almost flat bottom. It almost seemed too flat, but I decided not to second guess the designer.
I agree with the other posts, suggesting not to force more angle into the hull.

Bob Marshall

Messages In This Thread

Chesapeake hull shape
Jed -- 10/13/2001, 11:43 pm
Re: Chesapeake hull shape *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 10/15/2001, 1:29 pm
Re: Chesapeake hull shape tweaks
Pete Croft -- 10/15/2001, 10:09 pm
Beam reduction???
Randy Knauff -- 10/16/2001, 4:07 pm
Re: Beam reduction???
Pete Croft -- 10/16/2001, 4:56 pm
Re: Chesapeake hull shape tweaks
LeeG -- 10/16/2001, 12:34 am
Re: the ultimate yakin' vehicle *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 10/16/2001, 1:34 am
Totoro! *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 10/16/2001, 11:34 am
Re: EEEKK!!
LeeG -- 10/16/2001, 9:36 am
Re: VW gets a nose job
Dean Trexel -- 10/16/2001, 1:06 pm
A woodstrip Westfalia conversion, maybe? *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 10/16/2001, 10:44 am
Re: Chesapeake hull shape
Val Wann -- 10/14/2001, 7:10 pm
Re: Chesapeake hull shape
steve hartmann -- 10/14/2001, 9:48 pm
Re: Chesapeake hull shape
Mike Scarborough -- 10/14/2001, 12:08 pm
Re: Chesapeake hull shape
Dean Trexel -- 10/14/2001, 12:05 am
stability-good designs
Randy Knauff -- 10/14/2001, 12:51 am
Re: flat bottom hull
Bob Marshall -- 10/14/2001, 8:55 am