i am just about to build a skin on frame kayak of my own design. it will be 12 feet long , have a 20 inch beam , and be hard chined. sort of like a greenland style boat. the design i cooked up has a vee bottom runing the entire length of the boat. I am 5' 9" 190 lbs. , i expect the kayak to be tippy but i will except that to gain some speed.

1. will the vee bottom hard chine design be more or less stable then a smooth profile design?

2. are there any inherent problems in a hard chine design? it was easy for me to do the lay out as a hard chine but i can smooth it out if need be.

THANKS IN ADVANCE