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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
By:Mike Savage
Date: 7/3/2012, 1:53 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d (Brian Hanks)

: Thanks Bob. snip

: I don't understand about performance of single chine boats
: suffering when the beam gets over 17". Fishstalker is
: single chine with a 23" beam and Mike liked the performance
: (I have only paddled a three other boats, two of which were
: similar hull designs - George Putz's Walrus and another plywood
: Walrus - so I really can't compare). Mike did say that it was
: hard to roll but easy to right (it doesn't like to be upside
: down - and neither do I) but it is still quite agile and tracks
: well.

Hi Brian,
The beam mentioned is the width between the chines rather than the overall gunwale beam. With wider chine spacing/width, the skin gets pushed inward on the water and could contact the frames. That causes extra drag and can easily get damaged hitting underwater objects where the skin touches the frame.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a design
Brian Hanks -- 7/2/2012, 9:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Marc Upchurch -- 7/2/2012, 10:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Brian Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 8:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Marc Upchurch -- 7/3/2012, 9:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Brian Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 10:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Marc Upchurch -- 7/3/2012, 5:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Brian Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 7:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Marc Upchurch -- 7/3/2012, 11:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
John Abercrombie -- 7/3/2012, 1:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Marc Upchurch -- 7/3/2012, 6:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
John Abercrombie -- 7/3/2012, 6:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Bill Hamm -- 7/4/2012, 1:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d *PIC*
Bob Johns -- 7/3/2012, 2:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Brian Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 9:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 10:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Brian Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 10:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Mike Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 3:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Brian Hanks -- 7/3/2012, 4:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Mike Savage -- 7/3/2012, 1:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Marc Upchurch -- 7/3/2012, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Will N 2 Go -- 7/4/2012, 6:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Brian Hanks -- 7/4/2012, 9:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Canuck Bob -- 7/22/2012, 2:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d
Marc Upchurch -- 7/22/2012, 3:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help with finding/modifying a d *PIC*
Dan Caouette -- 7/22/2012, 3:49 pm