Nick wrote; (SNIP) > > If the relative difference between the righting arm at the steepest > slope and at the X% slope might show show what we are seeking. If the > relative difference is great, it would show that the boat has a wide > zone where it is relatively safe to stay tipped, while a small > difference would show that the transition is fast. Sounds good. If one applied it to both sides of the maximum one might get a good overall picture of stability as all levels of paddler sense it. Cheers, John Winters http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Nov 23 2000 - 07:54:49 PST
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