The boats are on a glide the entire time of the graph, if that was what you were asking. Your curve is resistance vs speed like the one I've...
Actually, that was the conclusion: "No diff with flotation under hull, big diff on edge." But to state it a little more analytically, using two...
Uhh... that would be me. Welcome to my laboratory. No diff with flotation under hull, big diff on edge.
Thanks; I wish I could have done that. Would it be too general a statement to say the following? As long as as the angle of heel does not...
Right, but I'm picturing it more like this at small angles. I don't see the CoB movement being influenced at all by the increased volume under...
So as I currently understand, initial instantaneous stability is dependent on the waterplane inertia, which is mostly a function of width (or its...
Thanks for all the suggestions on refining the glide test, and on alternative tests. Now I'm tempted to carve some different models out of foam...
It would be nice to have a towing rig, but this is a simple one-person test with no investment in equipment. I set up the camera and tripod on...
I’ve been playing around with an easy, on-water means of comparing the efficiency of human-powered craft (canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards) which...
Thanks, Leo. And I will note that the quest for more knowledge and answers never stops. I, for one, never give up.
Not at all. I've always had great faith in, and dependence on, math and science, and especially math, for which I have a degree with highest...
I guess I'm trying to get the admission, or lack of dispute, that with the current state of hydrodynamics and boat design: a simple and...
I think that there is only one best answer given theoretical (call it magical) constant propulsion, because only one paddleboard will reach the...
