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Re: Pygmy's Arctic Tern
By:Tom Farre
Date: 7/21/1999, 9:06 pm
In Response To: Re: Pygmy's Arctic Tern (Will Brockman)

> I don't think it is necessarily true that a hard chine boat has greater
> stability. It has greater *initial* stability, but a rounded bottom has
> more *secondary* stability. (Somebody can correct me on this.) So the ease
> of rolling would depend on what degree of rotation you are talking about.
> It would be easier to start the roll in a multi-chine boat, easier to get
> it totally flipped over in a hard chine boat, and the shape of the deck
> would determine the ease of rolling for the upside down portion of the
> rotation. In any event, my guess is that hull shape has a negligible
> effect on rolling, so the choice between hull shapes should be made on
> other criteria.

> --Will

Pygmy's Web site, www.pygmyboats.com, has a side by side comparison of the hard-chined Arctic Tern vs. the multi-chined Coho. There's lots of detail and specs if you want to really get into the differences. The link is www.pygmyboats.com/comparison.

Messages In This Thread

Pygmy's Arctic Tern
Toni Lipton -- 7/21/1999, 1:28 pm
Re: Pygmy's Arctic Tern
Dean Trexel -- 7/25/1999, 9:24 pm
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lee -- 7/22/1999, 11:18 am
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Phil Serra -- 7/22/1999, 8:00 am
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Will Brockman -- 7/21/1999, 7:10 pm
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Toni Lipton -- 7/21/1999, 9:31 pm
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Tom Farre -- 7/21/1999, 9:06 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 7/21/1999, 6:58 pm
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Toni Lipton -- 7/21/1999, 9:27 pm
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J . P. Scheib -- 7/23/1999, 3:08 am
Re: Pygmy's Arctic Tern
Dean Trexel -- 7/25/1999, 8:54 pm
Re: Pygmy's Arctic Tern
Mike Hanks -- 7/23/1999, 10:46 pm