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Re: Freeboard (no, not Lynard Skynard)
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 7/14/1998, 10:01 am
In Response To: Re: Freeboard (no, not Lynard Skynard) (Paul Jacobson)

But those are approximations which, depending upon the shape you design, will be of limited accuracy. If you know the real waterline, you can adjust the freeboard to minimize sail effect. By actually trying the hull, you can also better determine how much higher or deeper the boat will sit as weight is decreased or added.

> ...line is horizontal when the rocker is right, and (on a kayak
> or canoe) about 4 inches from the deepest part of the bottom. They
> keep this line horizontal by moving the load fore or aft to level
> the boat. On a one person boat they reposition their seating arangement.
>

> If the load is light the line is visible above the water, and
> on windy days the owner complains about the ``sail effect'' of the
> high bow.

> If the load is great then the line is submerged and the owner
> complains about the sluggish performance and bottom scraping.

Messages In This Thread

Crooked Stitch and Glue Kayak Avoidance.
Mark Kanzler -- 7/12/1998, 9:59 am
Re: Crooked Stitch and Glue Kayak Avoidance.
NPenney -- 7/13/1998, 10:51 am
Re: Crooked Stitch and Glue Kayak Avoidance.
Don Beale -- 7/13/1998, 1:15 am
Re: Crooked Stitch and Glue Kayak Avoidance.
Rob Cochrane -- 7/12/1998, 11:06 am
Re: Crooked Stitch and Glue Kayak Avoidance.
Mark Kanzler -- 7/12/1998, 11:20 am
Re: Would a strongback really help though?
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 11:46 am
Re: Would a strongback really help though?
NPenney -- 7/14/1998, 2:18 pm
Re: Would a strongback really help though?
George Burns -- 7/14/1998, 4:36 am
Re: Would a strongback really help though?
L.C. -- 7/14/1998, 10:02 pm
Re: Would a strongback really help though?
Wynne -- 7/14/1998, 2:14 pm
Re: Would a strongback really help though?
Mark Kanzler -- 7/14/1998, 11:43 am
Re: Would a strongback really help though?
Mark Kanzler -- 7/14/1998, 10:39 am
Re: Crooked Stitch and Glue Kayak Avoidance.
Scotty Morrison -- 7/12/1998, 7:04 pm
Greenland style S&G kayak from Putz plans
Paul Jacobson -- 7/12/1998, 9:10 pm
Delay on Greenland style S&G kayak from Putz plans
Paul Jacobson -- 7/14/1998, 12:26 pm
Re: Delay on Greenland style S&G kayak from Putz plans
Scotty Morrison -- 7/14/1998, 7:50 pm
Re: Strongback Configuration
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 12:07 pm
Re: Strongback Configuration
Paul Jacobson -- 7/13/1998, 3:15 am
Re: Strongback Configuration (I Like The Looks Of This Method)
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 4:32 pm
Re: Strongback Configuration (I Like The Looks Of This Method)
Hans Friedel -- 7/15/1998, 1:06 am
Re: Geoge Putz Book (what, no link?)
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 1:36 pm
Re: Other George Putz Books
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 1:40 pm
Re: Freeboard (no, not Lynard Skynard)
Mark Kanzler -- 7/13/1998, 10:42 am
Re: Freeboard (no, not Lynard Skynard)
Rob Cochrane -- 7/15/1998, 2:27 pm
Re: Freeboard (no, not Lynard Skynard)
Mark Kanzler -- 7/15/1998, 4:00 pm
Re: Freeboard (no, not Lynard Skynard)
Paul Jacobson -- 7/13/1998, 7:05 pm
Re: Freeboard (no, not Lynard Skynard)
Mark Kanzler -- 7/14/1998, 10:01 am