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Interesting SOT concept
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Re: Interesting SOT concept
I only have 1 question. . . . why????
Aren't cats most stable at least angle of heel????
Aren't cats most stable at least angle of heel????
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Re: Interesting SOT concept
They call it a "cat" but at the slower speeds of a kayak, it's more of a pontoon. I bet it's pretty stable.
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Re: Interesting SOT concept
Wouldn't it all be initial stability. . . What happens when it does start to tip?
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Isn't this the basic idea behind the Foam WYE 13-6? I seem to remember it, but can't find it right away.
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Re: Interesting SOT concept
I read a few reviews and the general feel I get is:
Pros:
Fast, very stable (even when heeled), easy to paddle since it can be narrower and still have superior stability.
Cons:
Tough to turn without a rudder, lots of hull slap noise in a chop, gets pushed around by high winds.
Their were some other complaints about the construction but that really doesn't matter in the boat plans world.
So it's a short, calm water boat, that is easy to paddle, super stable, and narrow. That's a huge chunk of the desires of the casual paddling market.
Here's a good summary with pictures of the hull. http://www.kayakfishinghole.com/communi ... php?t=1810
Pros:
Fast, very stable (even when heeled), easy to paddle since it can be narrower and still have superior stability.
Cons:
Tough to turn without a rudder, lots of hull slap noise in a chop, gets pushed around by high winds.
Their were some other complaints about the construction but that really doesn't matter in the boat plans world.
So it's a short, calm water boat, that is easy to paddle, super stable, and narrow. That's a huge chunk of the desires of the casual paddling market.
Here's a good summary with pictures of the hull. http://www.kayakfishinghole.com/communi ... php?t=1810
-Matt. Designer.
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Re: Interesting SOT concept
Ok
I always put cats in the good when calm box as an old ships engineer told me the mono hull boats usually had maximum stability at maximum heel & cats had it at minimum heel & that's why cats had problems in big seas.
I always put cats in the good when calm box as an old ships engineer told me the mono hull boats usually had maximum stability at maximum heel & cats had it at minimum heel & that's why cats had problems in big seas.
Re: Interesting SOT concept
Looking at the front profile, it doesn't look like it would be giving up too much when heeled.
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Matt,
did you draw one up? it looks interesting and I am already thinking about what I will do for my next dive yak.
Brendan
did you draw one up? it looks interesting and I am already thinking about what I will do for my next dive yak.
Brendan