Figured it out! Steve, your method didn't quite work, but it helped me figure how to do it. Very simple for anyone else who might be...
Thanks, Steve. Will try this out.
Done a bit of searching, and can't seem to figure this out...maybe not possible. Does anyone know if you can get hydrostatics with the boat...
Thanks for the discussion guys...good stuff. Ad Hoc: thanks for the definitions there. Obviously Cwp and Cvp are no-brainers, because there's no...
Thanks guys. Ok, I see midship is a specific dimension, and Cp need not relate. DCockey, I have a fairly recent version KAPER...came with my...
Hi all. I'm deep into tweaking a canoe design, and I'm starting to get a little hung up on the numbers. I've been running John Winters' KAPER...
I've been looking around for info on how hull finishes (paint, gel coat, exotics, etc.) effect drag. There seems to be a lot of debate, and no...
For working with students a 'stitch-and-glue' method of construction with plywood is probably the most practical. But this will give you either a...
Well, the speed has a lot to do with the engine (paddlers) of course. But there's a kind of maximum speed for a canoe, kayak, or any other...
This pretty much sums up the design I'm working on.
John Winters also has a performance prediction method, called KAPER. This is what Sea Kayaker Magazine used for several years. "A longer boat...
DCockey, thanks for the links...I've managed to now find data on other kayaks from their website. I still can't find a good body of stability...
