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Re: Thanks Phil
By:Glen Smith
Date: 7/19/2009, 11:38 pm
In Response To: Re: Thanks Phil (Phil Nelson)

: I have released V2.12 that has the unit conversion bug corrected.

: Glen,

: I grabbed a copy of the excellent Kayak Foundry (makes my little utility seem
: lousy in comparison) & noticed the graph given under the 'stability'
: tab is of the righting moment in ft.lbs, not the value of KN which is a
: scalar dimension of ft, inches, meters etc.

: The 'default' hull in KF has a righting moment of 14.94 At a target
: displacement of 250lbs. Is this graph where you are taking your cross
: curve value from for your hull design, as righting moment & cross
: curve vale are not the same thing.

: I cannot find cross curve values mentioned so if you aren't taking it from
: the stability graph, where are you getting it from so I can find it.

: Thanks,

: Phil.

Yes, I used the numbers from the Kayak Foundry stability chart. The design I used shows a BM stability factor of 77.

I guess I used numbers I wasn't supposed to so this software isn't compatible with KF unless I am missing something.

Glen.

Messages In This Thread

Announce: Stability Factor Calculator *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 7/17/2009, 2:21 am
Re: Announce: Stability Factor Calculator
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2009, 1:44 am
Re: Announce: Stability Factor Calculator
PatrickC -- 7/19/2009, 10:37 pm
Re: Announce: Stability Factor Calculator
Phil Nelson -- 7/18/2009, 12:17 am
Thanks Phil *NM*
Glen Smith -- 7/18/2009, 3:25 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Glen Smith -- 7/18/2009, 5:10 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Glen Smith -- 7/18/2009, 5:11 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Phil Nelson -- 7/18/2009, 8:44 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Glen Smith -- 7/18/2009, 10:38 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Glen Smith -- 7/18/2009, 10:48 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Phil Nelson -- 7/19/2009, 4:50 am
Re: Thanks Phil
Phil Nelson -- 7/19/2009, 11:30 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Glen Smith -- 7/19/2009, 11:38 pm
Re: Thanks Phil
Phil Nelson -- 7/20/2009, 1:44 am
Re: Announce: Stability Factor Calculator
Phil Nelson -- 7/18/2009, 6:50 am
Re: Announce: Stability Factor Calculator
Glen Smith -- 7/17/2009, 10:34 pm
Re: Announce: Stability Factor Calculator
Kudzu -- 7/17/2009, 3:18 pm
Re: Announce: Stability Factor Calculator
Chris Ostlind -- 7/17/2009, 10:11 am