>> We have stability curves for hundreds of kayaks. I have seen many of them. >> Secondary stability can not be identified as something on those curves or >> at >> least there is no agreement on what that something is. > > Once you have found a boat with a stability curve shape and magnitude that > you like would not other boats with the same or similar curves "Feel" good > to you? It seems to me that this suggests that the curve can tell you > something. In answer to this, I would say quite possibly NO. I think that two boats tweaked so as to have essentially identical stability curves could be perceived as being very different in their "stability"characteristics because of the dynamic resistance of the viscosity of water on their cross-section shapes. *************************************************************************** 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 May 14 2005 - 09:29:13 PDT
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