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Very interesting. This more or less bears out what I have found with smaller people, including kids. the old tortured ply boats used to work well for them, mainly because the ones I built had a lot of flare. Lighter people effectively had a relatively narrow waterline, but there was a lot of reserve if they leaned over.
Any of my boats that have a measure of V in them become a handful for lightweights. The flatter bottomed ones not so much, but only in calm.
Thanks for the input Nick. It helps all of us, I'm sure, to better understand what the limitations are and what the optimum compromise might be when choosing a design.
The small paddler is a niche market which perhaps has not yet been fully explored. I'm guessing that adapting standard designs works up to a point, but in the end, for smaller folk, ideally, the slate needs to be wiped and the boat designed from the ground up with the pertinent criteria for intended use.
There are some projects for you if you get bored.
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