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Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 10/14/2011, 8:51 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Short and narrow design (ancient kayaker)

: I'm sorry but I don't agree. The Walrus seems to have less than
: typical volume at the ends and a fair bit of rockker too both of
: which will lower it in the water, thereby lowering the CoG. This
: would in part restore some stability lost to the narrow beam.
: But you're right about the dramatic effect of reducing beam, it
: has about 3 times more effect on stability than length. A fairly
: small, light person would be fine in that boat: me - not so
: good.

I donno, looking at the shadows in the photo it seems to be fairly fattish in the chines toward the ends. Though it has quite an overhang in the bow which is shortening the WL a lot for an already short PWC.

Never seen one in the flesh, but the look of it does not turn me on.

In general I find that a longer PWC of a given beam will be more stable than a shorter PWC of the same beam, even though it takes a fatter paddler to get it to the plimsoll line, I imagine because the width will typically be carried over more of the length.

But this is a subjective sensation, and I may be wrong.

Et

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Short and narrow design
Robert Shapiro -- 10/13/2011, 3:40 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Glen Smith -- 10/13/2011, 4:18 pm
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Robert Shapiro -- 10/13/2011, 4:42 pm
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Glen Smith -- 10/13/2011, 5:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2011, 7:00 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 10/14/2011, 8:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2011, 8:33 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Allan -- 10/14/2011, 5:08 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design *PIC*
Jeff Horton -- 10/14/2011, 5:44 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Brian Scarborough -- 10/14/2011, 7:30 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Brian Scarborough -- 10/14/2011, 7:33 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2011, 7:53 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Allan -- 10/14/2011, 8:11 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Stephen Troy -- 10/13/2011, 4:54 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Robert Shapiro -- 10/13/2011, 5:26 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Etienne Muller -- 10/13/2011, 6:42 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
ancient kayaker -- 10/13/2011, 7:18 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Etienne Muller -- 10/14/2011, 8:51 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Charles Robinson -- 10/13/2011, 7:43 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/14/2011, 10:03 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 10/14/2011, 10:36 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Yostwerks -- 10/14/2011, 11:36 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Charlie -- 10/14/2011, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Yostwerks -- 10/14/2011, 11:53 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
David Bynoe -- 10/14/2011, 3:52 pm
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Etienne Muller -- 10/15/2011, 10:20 am
Re: Strip: Short and narrow design
Mike Savage -- 10/15/2011, 2:34 pm