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Re: From single to double
By:Nick Schade
Date: 4/6/1998, 6:26 pm
In Response To: Re: From single to double (Shawn Baker)

Part of the reason I give the S&G Guillemot plans away for free is the panels were not generated by a CAD package. I did the panel development by "hand" using a scale model. I would make a scale model of the modified boat to see if the panels work as expected. I would tend to change the height and width dimensions proportionally to maintain the cross sectional shape. The length should be able to be scaled at will.

> Those dimensions would be good, but would your panels fit together
> properly? I wonder how sensitive a multi-chine boat is to changes
> in dimension. Maybe you could talk to Nick and see if he could have
> his hull design software calculate a bit bigger S&G for a small
> fee.

> Better yet, try your hand at a strip-kayak

> Good Luck

Messages In This Thread

Re: From single to double
Shawn Baker -- 4/5/1998, 11:50 pm
Re: From single to double
Nick Schade -- 4/6/1998, 6:26 pm
Re: From single to double
NPenney -- 4/7/1998, 7:36 am