Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
By:Kudzu
Date: 12/25/2009, 7:12 pm

Working on a short little boat to use on some flowing creeks to fish from and will need to run some shoals and an occasional small rapid. I want a boat that doesn't track tightly, but can turn quickly if needed. This boat is will be about 13' +/- long.

So, to keep the tracking rather loose I am thinking that I want to keep the bottom mostly flat with only a minimum of 'V'
Keep the ends full, no fine entry. T to much like a rudder.
The shorter length should mean loose tracking but I want small anyway.

Anything else I need to consider?

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Kudzu -- 12/25/2009, 7:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Scott Shurlow -- 12/27/2009, 10:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Kudzu -- 12/27/2009, 10:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Brian Nystrom -- 12/25/2009, 9:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Kudzu -- 12/26/2009, 11:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Chuck Gandy -- 12/26/2009, 3:35 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Charlie -- 12/26/2009, 4:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Kudzu -- 12/27/2009, 10:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
brian scarborough -- 12/27/2009, 10:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Charlie -- 12/27/2009, 11:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
brian scarborough -- 12/27/2009, 7:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Designing for low tracking
Kudzu -- 12/27/2009, 8:17 pm