Re: Chine ride help
what is the difference in ride between a boat with a hard chine and one with a soft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chine_(boating)
i've had two boats. one a trihull with hard chines, the other a vhull with what my mfg. calls nontrip chines. whatever that is......
at rest my vhull with these nontrip chines, which are basicly a third angle breakeing from the side of the v to the vertical sides of the boat, rocks back and forth with wave action much more than did my trihull with hard chines. almost annoyingly so even. not saying that it feels like it's gonna roll over, just that waves at rest seem to have much effect on the soft chine hull.
on plane, at medium speed, the vhull leans into corners very much compared to the hard chine trihull.
on plane at high speed. the v and the trihull both ride about the same into corners. though the v will eventually lean over after speed decreases into the turn....
that's about the extent of my knowledge of chines......... hope someone else speaks out. i'm couious too.......
perhaps a trihull vs a soft chine v are very different animals. but it's all i've experienced for a comparison......
