Perhaps I did not include enough information in my past post about boat copies. > John Winters set out a checklist of dimensions to check for copies. Do you > agree with those? Do you agree that outside small, 1-2% tolerances for the > building errors of a copy, the hull will not be a copy? I pointed out that any boat within these tolerances would surely be considered a copy. It is highly possible that something less close would also be considerd a copy. Also note that the list had a heirarchy with increasing precision as one progressed down the list. Some people might find they need not go all the way. > It is longer and narrower > than the Max, (outside the Winters tolerances) and its performance on your > consistent and reliable tests is very different from the Max. You know that > the deck, cockpit and fitout are entirely different from the Max. My list did not include scaling as that would or should be obvious. The length tolerances had to do with building errors or cumulative building errors. Making a boat longer or shorter or narrower or wider while still maintaining the same shape qualifies as a copy to my mind. Simply re-scaling to the orignal size would reveal the similarity. Cheers John Winters . *************************************************************************** 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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