Kate wrote - >Soft chines provide less initial stability but >more secondary stability. Unless it is a Puffin with a softly rounded bottom and rounded sides, falls over suddenly as it is rounded all the way. > Hard chines provide great >stability initially but much less secondary stability. Depending how wide the bottom planks are and how splayed the sides are - narrow bottom and wide splayed sides will give the opposite effect. How hard is "hard" and are we talking the angle between sides and bottom or the sharpness of the point where they meet - and will anyone agree? SO, it all depends...... Alex *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 14 2000 - 12:37:34 PST
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