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Re: hull shape for fast single
By:Nick Schade
Date: 8/14/1998, 8:52 pm
In Response To: hull shape for fast single (Kevin Kinney)

Check out John Winters' page for good info on this.

> I would like to know what an ideal hull shape would be for a
> racing/fast cruising single in glass/kevlar/carbon. I would like to
> produce a 20' boat that was approximately 20" wide at the cockpit.
> I know from a good deal of whitewater experience that speed and stability
> are inversely related. With a narrow boat like the one I've desccribed,
> would a shape similar to the classic Greenland hull suffer from excess
> drag? Is the turning advantage of hard chines going to take away from
> the sraight line speed.

Messages In This Thread

hull shape for fast single
Kevin Kinney -- 8/14/1998, 1:22 pm
Re: hull shape for fast single
Nick Schade -- 8/14/1998, 8:52 pm
Re: hull shape for fast single
Mike Scarborough -- 8/14/1998, 6:53 pm