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Re: please ignore above. full post here.
By:Robert Livingston
Date: 11/12/2010, 3:43 am
In Response To: please ignore above. full post here. (James)

I've noticed that there are
: a number of long, skinny boats, and a number of short, fat
: boats, but few short skinny boats.

There is a reason for this. Short skinny boats are relatively unstable compared to long skinny boats. In other words, for whatever degree of stability you feel is acceptable the short boat will be wider than the long one.

If you play with the stability math, this becomes evident.

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Skin-on-Frame: modifying a yost design?
James -- 11/11/2010, 3:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: modifying a yost design?
Stephen Troy -- 11/11/2010, 6:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: modifying a yost design?
Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2010, 12:29 am
please ignore above. full post here.
James -- 11/11/2010, 3:50 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Les Cheeseman -- 11/17/2010, 11:11 am
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Robert Livingston -- 11/12/2010, 3:43 am
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
wwfloyd -- 11/11/2010, 5:42 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
James -- 11/11/2010, 6:12 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Dave Gentry -- 11/11/2010, 6:45 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
James -- 11/11/2010, 9:49 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Dave Gentry -- 11/12/2010, 7:58 am
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Bill Hamm -- 11/13/2010, 12:30 am
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2010, 5:42 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Dave Gentry -- 11/11/2010, 4:52 pm
Sea Tour vs Sea Rider
James -- 11/11/2010, 6:07 pm
Re: Sea Tour vs Sea Rider
Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2010, 12:23 am