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From: PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au>
subject: [Paddlewise] FW: Why does rocker and carving work?
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:36:47 +1100
Matt Broze wrote
>Just what effect this tilt will have on a moving kayak will depend on a
>number of things such as the amount of lean, the relative depth, length,
>fineness and "V" angle of the keels at the bow and stern, and the shape of
>the kayak including chines and the longitudinal distribution of buoyancy.

G'day Matt,

Does this mean that depending on the hull shape and load distribution edging
a boat may sometimes reduce and sometimes increase the rocker. Could this
lead to an explanation for why some boats turn to the right, some to the
left and some remain neutral, when the boat is moving while edged and
without any influence from the paddle?

All the best, PeterO

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