I think I called the report "well-researched" in a previous post following a quick read or the report. By that I meant library research. I, too, raised my eyebrows at the definition of stability by length-beam ratio, and I would much prefer the real research Matt Broze proposed. I also find it curious that the author devoted so many pages to prior art, which seems to me tangential to the utility of sponsons. Could the patent search have anything to do with a certain party's reported attempt to patent his product? Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 23 2004 - 10:24:22 PDT
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