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Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 4/13/2012, 9:09 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo *PIC* (Etienne Muller)

: This one presumably, it looks a bit unstable alright. A bit too
: directional too perhaps. Sorry I thought you may be having us
: on.

: Et

If a boat designed for heavy construction is reproduced as an ultra-light skin boat it will not float on its intended marks and may well become unstable, because its CoG is far higher and its waterline beam is less than designed.

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Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clothing
Lewis Brackett -- 4/12/2012, 11:58 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
John Abercrombie -- 4/12/2012, 1:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/12/2012, 1:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
lewis Brackett -- 4/12/2012, 1:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/12/2012, 3:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/12/2012, 8:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
John Abercrombie -- 4/12/2012, 2:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 4/12/2012, 4:04 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Eric Mattison -- 4/13/2012, 1:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
David Bynoe -- 4/13/2012, 7:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
John Messinger -- 4/12/2012, 5:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Etienne Muller -- 4/12/2012, 5:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
John Abercrombie -- 4/12/2012, 6:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Lewis Brackett -- 4/12/2012, 8:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo *PIC*
John Abercrombie -- 4/12/2012, 9:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 4/13/2012, 4:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
ancient kayaker -- 4/13/2012, 9:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/13/2012, 9:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/13/2012, 9:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Eric Mattison -- 4/13/2012, 2:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Lewis Brackett -- 4/13/2012, 2:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Eric Mattison -- 4/13/2012, 6:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My Building error and where clo
Pete Notman -- 4/14/2012, 7:08 pm