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Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
By:Pawistik
Date: 4/10/2008, 12:37 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts (Bryan Hansel)

: ....It just doesn't seem to be an issue
: with NDK boats which all have inversed curves at the knee braces.

I don't understand. It appears from photos (the one you posted as well as the results of google image search) that there are no truly straight lines on the NDK coamings with at least a slight curve present along the slides. But perhaps the periphery of the coaming isn't what you and the others are referring to? The NDK coamings also seem to have a significant horizontal curvature, being lowest at the back and curving upward to the front of the coaming. That must surely help form a seal with the spray skirt? I don't see how the inside profile of the coaming to form the knee braces has anything to do with the seal of the spray skirt. The spray skirt doesn't "care" about how deep the coaming lip is, as long as a minimum for effectivenenss is maintained.

Quite probably I'm not fully comprehending something.

Cheers,
Bryan S.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts *Pic*
Bryan Hansel -- 4/8/2008, 8:47 pm
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2008, 1:55 am
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2008, 1:40 am
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/11/2008, 4:02 am
A Contrarian Idea
Ken Blanton -- 4/10/2008, 5:40 am
Re: A Contrarian Idea
Bryan Hansel -- 4/10/2008, 9:25 am
Re: A Contrarian Idea
Ken Blanton -- 4/11/2008, 3:53 am
Re: A Contrarian Idea
Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2008, 1:46 am
Re: A Contrarian Idea
Ken Blanton -- 4/13/2008, 5:22 pm
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts *LINK* *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 4/10/2008, 3:11 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/10/2008, 9:23 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/10/2008, 9:21 am
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Pawistik -- 4/10/2008, 12:37 pm
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Bryan Hansel -- 4/10/2008, 7:33 pm
Sprayskirt seals vary
Reg Lake -- 4/10/2008, 2:22 pm
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Jay Babina -- 4/10/2008, 7:07 am
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 4/11/2008, 1:47 pm
2nd thoughts - Knee Brace
mike allen -- 4/9/2008, 7:21 pm
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Dave Houser -- 4/9/2008, 3:17 pm
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Dee Ann -- 4/11/2008, 3:56 pm
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Dave Houser -- 4/11/2008, 7:53 pm
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Kim Woodman -- 4/17/2008, 7:28 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/9/2008, 6:10 pm
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Ross Leidy -- 4/8/2008, 10:26 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/9/2008, 6:09 pm
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Ross Leidy -- 4/9/2008, 7:29 pm
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Glen Smith -- 4/9/2008, 6:37 pm
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Glen Smith -- 4/9/2008, 6:38 pm
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Glen Smith -- 4/9/2008, 6:39 pm
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Doug Smith -- 4/10/2008, 6:17 pm
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Glen Smith -- 4/10/2008, 6:43 pm
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Randy Ricchi -- 4/12/2008, 11:36 pm
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Glen Smith -- 4/13/2008, 12:40 am
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 4/9/2008, 5:36 am
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Glen Smith -- 4/8/2008, 9:17 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/8/2008, 9:39 pm
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Reg Lake -- 4/9/2008, 2:23 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/9/2008, 6:06 pm
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Glen Smith -- 4/8/2008, 9:48 pm
Re: Strip: Knee Brace Thoughts
Bryan Hansel -- 4/9/2008, 6:03 pm