I will be the first to admit to problems with my suggested definition. I tend to agree that the boat with the higher maximum stability will rated the one with the most "secondary" by most people. What I was trying to get at was that feeling some people notice in boats that are not generally considered all that stable. I am also seeking a definition that does not depend on the paddler's skills. With practice, a skilled paddler can keep just about anything upright. A novice paddler may have trouble keeping a bath tub upright. Stability curves are determined assuming a rigid hunk of meat in the cockpit. This has the advantage of being skill independent, any idiot can by a rigid hunk of meat. My suggestion of looking at the inflection point is an attempt to quantify the feel in some boats that they get harder to lean at some point. Maybe this feeling should be called something else: "reserve" stability or something. Nick -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St, Suite I Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** 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 - 08:45:03 PST
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