Interesting SOT concept

[jem]

http://www.deltakayaks.com/sit-on-top-k ... tfish.html

[PiratePete]

I only have 1 question. . . . why????

Aren't cats most stable at least angle of heel????

[jem]

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.

[PiratePete]

Wouldn't it all be initial stability. . . What happens when it does start to tip?

[lilmoe]

Isn't this the basic idea behind the Foam WYE 13-6? I seem to remember it, but can't find it right away.

[jem]

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

[PiratePete]

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.

[jpsaxnc]

Looking at the front profile, it doesn't look like it would be giving up too much when heeled.

[Plug]

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

[jem]

I did but for the life of me I can't find it.