Rick, I'm sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday. A couple of the guys and myself worked on a "canoe mover" yesterday. This is a stand I...
Rick, This is a revised version of the Excel spreadsheet from earlier. All of this data is based on 4 paddlers weighing 610 lbs. or 277 kg...
Rick, I have not made it that far yet. I'm presently optmizing some of my better hulls with rocker in Godzilla to see what the efficiency...
Rick, As you mentioned, I now see how Delftship is cutting the tri-canoe off at the water line. Initally, I was just adjusting the...
Rick, If you don't mind, would you take a look at the attached Excel spreadsheet. It has the ship out data for a few different hulls along...
Rick, I have noticed that the resistance values from the Godzilla ship out files are different from the ship out files from Michlet on the same...
Ken, I intend to build the practice canoe out of 1/8" plywood and/or fiberglass depending on the application and the cost. The sharp...
Rick, Your insight is duly noted. I greatly appreciate your help on this. I'm sorry to keep nagging you with questions. My name is Reid...
Rick, After looking over more Godzilla graphs and their respective ship out files, the numbers do correlate; they are just slightly skewed in...
Rick, The velocity scale remains unchanged at up to 6 m/s as set in the input file. The y-axis , Total Resistance (KN), changes with the...
Rick, Yes, you are correct about the scoring. I was part of our Canoe team last year and went to the regional conference. The scoring is...
Rick, I have read through that thread and calculated the loss of efficiency into my calculations. I wasn't referring to the graph you made for...
Rick, Why doesn’t the Godzilla resistance values on the graph match the data in the "ship out" file? I have been using those resistance values...
Rick, Would you expect a significant change in performance between the hard chined tri-canoe and a rounded chined version? It would certainly...
Rick, Here is an excerpt from the rules last year: Section 2 – CANOE CNCCC Intent – The intent of this section is to provide the...
Petros, I appreciate your input. Due to the regulations that govern the competition we were limited to a beam between 28 and 32 inches this...
Rick, I finally found the section in the Godzilla manual that discusses the shape constraints in detail. It’s actually in part 12, "Godzilla...
Rick, The boat you built in the first video looks like fun. How do you recommend building the tri-canoe out of plywood. Stitch and glue,...
Rick, Have you ever built one yourself? If so, how did it handle compared to a traditional canoe?
Rick, I really appreciate all your help. Here are the particulars: D = 770 lbs. = 0.35 m^3 (4 paddlers) L = 19.98 ft = 6.0913 m B = 28 -...
