Center of buoyance

[preacher]

Matt,
I'm presuming the COB is about where the break in the cockpit floor??? My weight will probably make a lot of difference in how this boat floats (like in my other boats) and I want to place my seat correctly. My Ocean kayak Big Game has a lot of weight capacity but if I carry much of anything in the tankwell I get water through the scuppers even though I have a very dry ride in the cockpit.

My legs are short so moving forward to crowd the floor break is not a problem and my rudder controls have a long range of adjustment. And, I have (planned to) raised the tankwell floor about 1 inch to avoid the continued flooding but wonder if the seating will also help.

[jem]

which model?

[preacher]

Sorry, cape Fear SOT stripper.

[jem]

it is the peak of the cockpit floor.

[craiggamesh]

it is the peak of the cockpit floor.

Is that the same for the Sabalo?

[preacher]

[jem]

Were you wanting the exact "Z" dimension? The it's 2.5" from the bottom.

[craiggamesh]

No "Z", just curious if the COB (between the bow and stern) is also the peak of the cockpit where the two cockpit floor panels meet in the Sabalo. Maybe I am using the term wrong. But when I saw preachers question, I was interested in the same info for the Sabalo I built last year. Sorry for the confusion.

[jem]

No "Z", just curious if the COB (between the bow and stern) is also the peak of the cockpit where the two cockpit floor panels meet in the Sabalo. Maybe I am using the term wrong. But when I saw preachers question, I was interested in the same info for the Sabalo I built last year. Sorry for the confusion.

It is the same by design. The center of balance and buoyancy are very close in the Y direction.

[craiggamesh]

Thanks