Question on reverse sheer

[Capt. Bill11]

What's the working definition of reverse sheer?

And would you say this boat has it?




Thanks

[KCook]

Yes. You can find stronger cases on runabouts and tournament fishing boats.

Kelly Cook

[Capt. Bill11]

Thanks, I understand that.

But would THIS boat be considered to have true reverse sheer?

And how is it defined?

[lewisboats]

Originally Posted by Capt. Bill11

Thanks, I understand that.

But would THIS boat be considered to have true reverse sheer?

And how is it defined?

yes but not by much...anything that is higher in the middle relative to the ends is considered reverse sheer...Flat sheer is a straight line from stem to stern even if it slopes aft. Flat sheer on a long boat looks like reverse sheer because the ends are further away when viewed from the middle.

Steve

[wdnboatbuilder]

so what your saying is that they don't do a sheer correction when lofting on long, straight sheers. otherwise it would not look like it is a reverse sheer.

[safewalrus]

How's about

"Reverse sheer is sheer the other way round?" if the sheer bends down in the middle and you make it bend up in the middle you are reversing it are you not?

Sheeeeze! some people

Call yourself a Captain? what of? a pool team?

[PAR]

To directly answer Capt Bill, without the odd comments, yes it has a slight amount of reverse in it's sheer. There are better examples of this design feature (as has been noted) but it does have reverse. So you can now collect your beer money from the bet . . .

[KCook]

Does bring up an interesting point though. Popular style these days is to have reverse sheer up front, switching to a "normal" sheer aft. Kind of a lazy "S" curve. What label do we give those?

Kelly

[safewalrus]

I know what I'd like to call a hybrid like that but PAR may get upset and we can't have that can we (he is after all a designer of note, and an American too boot -Oh well I like Cuba at this time of the year, or at least a part of it! but it isn't really Cuba is it?)

[Oyster]

I think that has a bit of "Hog Sheer"

[safewalrus]

Yeah 'pigging awful'!

[PAR]

Hay Mike, I think the sow farmers of the world could accuse us old timers (I'd have called it hogged, too) of political incorrectness on this one. The fancy folks would prefer reverse, I'd guess . . . hell, you can't even bring beer to church with 'ya any more . . .

[safewalrus]

It's a bit of a play on words this (Cuba, pigs etc) but yes I believe 'hogged' is the correct term for the condition, but as PAR sez that's probably politically incorrect these days so we can't use it......

to hell with it I can and will! It still looks 'pigging' awful whatever you wish to call it!

[SamSam]

I think of hogged as something that happened and is a sign of deterioration whereas reverse sheer is designed that way. Sam

[Oyster]

I guess people will have to get over how ugly I look too. I am sure that offends someone too. And you know, my wife has grey hair, too, which in some circles is not proper, either. Okay, okay, lets just call it a "Rhinoliner". Cheers