I'm pretty sure it's to increase boat volume without adding to the boat length. Rec boats want to be high volume so they can accommodate the largest cross-section of people but they also want to be short so that they are light weight, maneuverable and cheap. I believe I read this somewhere but I'm sure some of our boat designers out there will know for sure and can comment definitively. Mark Goff ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jul 03 2007 - 05:02:34 PDT
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