I think one would have to be a genius or extremely lucky to decide on hull shape modifications based on theory or intuition, rather than on experimentation. (Unless you are an experience designer who has already learned by his mistakes.) Furthermore one should not buy a boat in the first place without testing it in aft quartering winds. This also applies to boats with a rudder. With or without a rudder all boats should be easily manageable in these conditions. > I was out in a wind that blew from my starboard aft quarter a few days ago, > and had to paddle several miles at that attitude. It required constant > correction to overcome a persistant weather cocking tendency, and I grew weary > of the extra labor. ...Let's presume for the sake of the discussion, that > I'm going to do sound structural work, and that I'm not going to remove so > much material as to overcorrect. > > Ken Rasmussen *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Aug 31 2002 - 20:27:32 PDT
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