I know from the stability curves that the
: Guillemot Double is more stable than the Great Auk overall, so would
: increasing the forms on the Great Auk to a point that the beam equals that
: of the Guillemot Double move the stability curve (peak) of the Great Auk
: somewhere close to that of the Guillemot Double? Somehow I doubt it.

: I'm getting anxious to plot out some patterns and start cutting forms!

: Thanks,
: Mike

HI Mike,

I've been building a GA Double for many months now. I've posted a few pictures of the construction (see attached link) and they show just how flat the bottom is along the length of this boat. I would assume that the primary stability is very good based on this feature. When I plotted the Guillemot Double the bottom was not nearly as flat so I think (I've been wrong before) that the primary stability of the GA double probably compares with that of the standard Guillemot Double even though it is inches narrower.

Anyone else please join in here since I'm fairly new to this sport and don't know everything, yet.

KT