Subject: Re: baidarka R: stability/performance vs. flexibility
From: Peter A. Chopelas (pac@premier1.net)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2000 - 18:48:40 EST
Stefano wrote:
>Boats are the evaluated against this designer statement. Does the boat fill
>the purposes ? How much so ? Does it go beyond that goal, and how?
>
> I find this attitude pretty sound and useful. more than comparisons that
>are not related to any specific goal.
The problem is that there has been a lot of debate and speculation about the
usefulness of a flexible hull in a traditional baidarka with no actual
knowledge or experience.
So the questions I would hope to answer are: Is a flexible hull beneficial
or not? If so under what conditions? Is this something that should be
designed into a hull and if so how much flex? Or is flex something that
should be eliminated at much as possible?
So the basic question is is why should a designer want (or not want) a
flexible hull? And if so how do you determine how much flex is desirable
for the conditions you are designing for?
You are really reversing the question and asking "what is the boat for?" I
am asking "what is flex good for?" a very different focus, and equally
important if you want to use all available knowledge in designing your boat.
Peter
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