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tippy
By:mike allen --->
Date: 5/8/2002, 3:14 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin on frame design-too tippy (Brian Nystrom)

: close fit on the sides
: yet still be stable, make it longer. Adding
: length to the boat will increase stability substantially

i would think that increasing the length of a narrow yak will make it more unstable unless rocker is added. as you increase the length, the vol goes up lessening the w/l beam making it narrow while at the same time the cg goes up.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: skin on frame design-too tippy
Clint -- 5/8/2002, 10:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin on frame design-too tippy
Brian Nystrom -- 5/8/2002, 1:58 pm
tippy
mike allen ---> -- 5/8/2002, 3:14 pm
Re: tippy
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/8/2002, 5:35 pm
Re: tippy
mike allen ---> -- 5/8/2002, 6:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin on frame design-too tippy
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/8/2002, 1:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin on frame design-too tippy
Jim Kozel -- 5/8/2002, 11:36 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin on frame design-too tippy
Clint -- 5/8/2002, 12:20 pm
Take out the seat
Brian Nystrom -- 5/8/2002, 1:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin on frame design-too tippy
KenB -- 5/8/2002, 12:53 pm