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hard chines vs. leaned turns: not much correlation
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 7/30/2003, 4:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Profile pic (srchr/gerald)

: Would it be correct
: to assume that the more definate chines on the hard chine boats
: contributes to the lean?

No, in all honesty, volume distribution makes a much greater difference.

Some kayaks' shapes will allow them to "carve" a turn (leaning actually makes the bow move right or left). Hard chines will make these kayaks carve harder than soft chines or no chines, but the simple presence of hard chines won't affect a leaned turn either way. (They can actually slow a leaned turn if they're in a position to do so)

Shawn

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Launching: Hybrid qajariaq *Pic*
Dave Murphy -- 7/30/2003, 8:54 am
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
Roland -- 7/31/2003, 7:21 pm
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
Dave Murphy -- 8/1/2003, 8:20 am
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
Bryan -- 7/30/2003, 11:41 pm
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
Steve Frederick -- 7/30/2003, 9:05 pm
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
Rob P -- 7/30/2003, 1:28 pm
I like it. Nice job. *NM*
Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 7/30/2003, 11:30 am
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
Robert Mayrand -- 7/30/2003, 10:58 am
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
Dave Murphy -- 7/30/2003, 11:25 am
Re: Launching: Hybrid qajariaq
srchr/gerald -- 7/30/2003, 10:14 am
Lean and Mean...A Real Beauty ! *NM*
Tom Yost -- 7/30/2003, 9:09 am
Profile pic *Pic*
Dave Murphy -- 7/30/2003, 8:57 am
Re: Profile pic
Shawn Baker -- 7/30/2003, 12:09 pm
Re: Profile pic
Bryan -- 7/30/2003, 11:40 pm
Re: leaned turning hypothesis
Shawn Baker -- 7/31/2003, 9:33 am
Re: leaned turning hypothesis *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 7/31/2003, 12:32 pm
Re: Profile pic
srchr/gerald -- 7/30/2003, 4:45 pm
hard chines vs. leaned turns: not much correlation
Shawn Baker -- 7/30/2003, 4:52 pm
Re: hard chines vs. leaned turns
Andy Waddington -- 8/12/2003, 3:28 pm
Re: Profile pic
bob Kelim -- 7/30/2003, 12:52 pm
Re: Profile pic
Shawn Baker -- 7/30/2003, 1:08 pm
Re: Profile pic
bob Kelim -- 7/30/2003, 4:10 pm
Re: Profile pic
Dave Murphy -- 7/30/2003, 2:27 pm