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Re: Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick?
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 12/26/2013, 7:39 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick? (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

Nick and everyone,

Thanks for the input. Still not decided on what to do.
Looks to me that Nick's comment on the width means that is the last thing I should modify.
It does seem that this boat has a more pronounced V bottom which would "possibly" affect secondary stability beneficially. Not having the lines yet I can't tell if you could really tip it enough to expose more of the bottom to more quickly shift the center of bouyancy to the opposite side quicker than a flat bottomed boat.
My real concern is the cockpit side height for short bodies. Raising the seat obviously affects the stability, but if Nick says it is still good I expect I'll trust that, with a little reservation about the average person who might have normally paddled the boat as a test.
I did want to get the precut forms from CLC and eliminate some personal error possibility.

Something will happen!

Thank again.

Marc

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick?
Marc Upchurch -- 12/25/2013, 3:09 pm
Re: Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick?
Reg Lake -- 12/25/2013, 5:46 pm
Re: Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick?
Bill Hamm -- 12/26/2013, 12:30 am
Re: Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick? *PIC*
John Messinger -- 12/26/2013, 8:59 am
Re: Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/26/2013, 7:16 pm
Re: Strip: Resizing a MicroBootlegger - Nick?
Marc Upchurch -- 12/26/2013, 7:39 pm