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Comparing two kayak hulls for smaller paddlers

Posted By: Hans Friedel
Date: Friday, 10 March 2000, at 6:53 p.m.

Here are two similar hard chines hulls. The red one is 16.5 long and 570mm wide the wetted surface is 2.05 squaremeter at 110kg and the draught is 95mm. The green one is 16 long and 600mm wide the wetted surface is 2.035 squaremeter at 110kg and the draught is 95mm. The green one is 20% more stabile than the red one. The red one has the stability of a regular trip kayak. But the green one is a raft so personally I would make it more narrow, that would reduce the wetted surface and add some draught.

The boring straight stern is there because I have an old Dos version of Hullforms witch can't calculate overhang sterns.

This spelling stuff is killing me hope you understand something

Hans

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