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Tar Devil
02-08-2009, 11:42 PM
It was just too much. Decided to taper it down fore and aft. Went from this...

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/TarDevil/Boats/Ez%20Canoe/100_0943.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/TarDevil/Boats/Ez%20Canoe/100_0944.jpg

To this...

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/TarDevil/Boats/Ez%20Canoe/100_0947.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/TarDevil/Boats/Ez%20Canoe/100_0948.jpg

Hoping it won't give me such a fit in current and lets me swap ends a little easier.
Thorne
02-09-2009, 10:54 AM
No CB/DB or skeg? If you still have problems, you might consider putting more lateral resistance aft by building a skeg-like addition...or perhaps two?
Tar Devil
02-09-2009, 06:50 PM
I want less lateral resistance. I need to maneuver better in current.
Thorne
02-09-2009, 07:04 PM
Right, what I was thinking was that having the lateral resistance in either the center or aft would make the boat easier to turn -- works for sailboats.

Seems that as long as the lateral resistance is equally distributed along the hull, you might continue to have some issues turning. But if you don't need the lateral resistance (like a canoe hull) then your trim job should work fine.
Tar Devil
02-09-2009, 09:25 PM
I plan to leave the keel full depth in the center.
J. Dillon
02-09-2009, 11:16 PM
Phil I think you're doing the right thing.:) Not what you just did,but rather "trial and error" until it suits your expectations. It may take a bit of fine tuning but the design easily accommodates experimenting.;):D

JD
Tar Devil
02-10-2009, 12:15 AM
the design easily accommodates experimenting.;):D

JD

The beauty of this boat, eh?