Chuck wrote: >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? I pointed out a significant amount of professionally done existing research on this topic at the time I was interviewed. I think it overwhelmed her and she chose to leave it out since she did not have the expertise to deal with it and she had a narrow mandate. Cheers JW *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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