Mike wrote: (SNIP) > > So if I'm right about this the chine discussion has helped to identify some > of the strengths of the "tippy boat" for me, but I'm still at quite a loss for > understanding why you would want a hard chined boat. It has been said that > the hard chines do a better job of resisting skid. I would add that for this > skid resistance there is a price paid in reduced stability. I don't know that the question is "to chine" or "not to chine" but whether the boat does what you want it to do regardless of shape. Cheers, John Winters Waveform Plastics Technologies Ltd. 15 Ena Ave. South River, Ontario P0A 1X0 *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Nov 19 2000 - 08:42:19 PST
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