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Re: Other: Rocker Revisited
By:Paul Jacob
Date: 12/11/2003, 3:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Rocker Revisited *LINK* *Pic* (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

That seems like a good way to describe the rocker in very basic terms, but it doesn't allow for any of the complex curves the keel can describe that might occur for any given coefficient. Fore/Aft variations in rocker wouldn't be described well at all. It would work best for symmetric circular curves.

Mike's bezier fuction would give that information exactly but who the hell wants to go back to re-learn their college math? Not me.

I guess that's why rocker has defied easy description into the 21st Century.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Rocker Revisited
Mike Scarborough -- 12/10/2003, 10:02 am
Re: Other: Rocker Revisited *LINK* *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/10/2003, 2:00 pm
Re: Other: Rocker Revisited
Paul Jacob -- 12/11/2003, 3:52 pm
Re: Other: Rocker Revisited
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/11/2003, 4:50 pm
Re: Other: Rocker Revisited
Mike Scarborough -- 12/10/2003, 6:16 pm
Re: Other: Rocker Revisited
mike allen -- 12/10/2003, 2:32 pm
Re: Other: Rocker Revisited
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/10/2003, 3:02 pm
Re: Other: Rocker Revisited
mike allen -- 12/10/2003, 4:28 pm
one last time
mike allen -- 12/10/2003, 12:28 pm
Keeping it simple
Mike Scarborough -- 12/11/2003, 11:11 am
Re: Keeping it simple and go for it!
mike allen -- 12/11/2003, 11:54 am
Re: Keeping it simple and defining IT!
Jay Doorly -- 12/11/2003, 1:33 pm
Re: Keeping it simple and defining IT!
mike allen -- 12/11/2003, 1:57 pm
rocker coefficient
mike allen -- 12/11/2003, 3:47 pm
rocker coefficient explained
mike allen -- 12/11/2003, 4:05 pm
Re: one last time
Mike Scarborough -- 12/10/2003, 1:37 pm
deep rocker
mike allen -- 12/10/2003, 2:22 pm