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Skin-on-Frame: Stem Design *LINK*
By:Michael Collins
Date: 7/7/2008, 8:35 pm

Just want to get a discussion going on stem design. I'm working on a boat based off of the F1 (in link below) and am wondering about making the stems. On yostwerks.com, Tom recommends putting a piece of paper in between the stringers and tracing a shape that 'looks right'. For those of us who may lack the magic eye, what is there to know about stem design? How do length and angle impact performance?

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Skin-on-Frame: Stem Design *LINK*
Michael Collins -- 7/7/2008, 8:35 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stem Design *Pic*
Aaron H -- 7/8/2008, 12:52 pm