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Strip: Kayak Foundry
By:Jim777
Date: 3/14/2017, 3:00 pm

Has anyone here used the Kayak Foundry program to design their own boat? I know they have their own message board, but its not as "active" as this one- answers to questions are fewer & farther between.
I'm working on designing a small, 16' stripper. On the "math page" of the plan, by design gets a "stability factor" of 73. They recommend a stability factor around 100. How "bad" is 73? By comparison, does anyone know what the stability factor of an Outer Island is? Thanks.

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Strip: Kayak Foundry
Jim777 -- 3/14/2017, 3:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/15/2017, 12:59 am
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Jim777 -- 3/17/2017, 7:24 pm
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anewhouse -- 3/17/2017, 8:41 pm
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Jim777 -- 3/17/2017, 9:44 pm
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anewhouse -- 3/15/2017, 5:08 am