Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10

2013-12-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic
Neil, Agreed, but I think that these are different boats. I guess the wider the boat, the more true what you say is. Obviously, centerboard dinghies use that (the CB moves outside and provides the righting moment). I was always under impression that traditional keel boats (especially the older one

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 alof=1on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Chuck S
wave lifts the stern and turns the boat. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ - Original Message - From: "Neil Gallagher" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 10:25:46 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Dennis C.
ist.com >Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 9:33 PM >Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 >on the rail ) > > > >Neil; >  >I don’t consider your original reply to my post to be nitpicking. You are >right and CG can be above CB

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Rick Brass
il Gallagher Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 4:50 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail ) Marek: Picture a large cruise ship: its draft might be 10 m, so its vertical center of buoyancy is a little more than 1/2

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 alof=1on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Neil Gallagher
*"dwight" *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Sent: *Thursday, December 5, 2013 8:27:05 PM *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft=1on the rail ) I know it just seemed so ob

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft =1on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Chuck S
Dwight, Read Neil's email below? Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ - Original Message - From: "dwight" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 8:27:05 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 a

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft =1on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread dwight
I know it just seemed so obvious: was there someone who thought differently? _ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Steve Thomas Sent: December 5, 2013 8:51 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Steve Thomas
That is exactly what he was saying as I read it. -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of dwight Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 7:44 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1on

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread dwight
[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S Sent: December 5, 2013 8:38 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail ) Neil, Sorry, I'm heavily biased by life experience, logic, hundreds of books on boats.

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Chuck S
age - From: "Neil Gallagher" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 4:49:53 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail ) Marek: Picture a large cruise ship: its draft might be 10 m, so its vertical center

Re: Stus-List Now Stability - was List halyards again( 10 aloft = 1 on the rail )

2013-12-05 Thread Neil Gallagher
Marek: Picture a large cruise ship: its draft might be 10 m, so its vertical center of buoyancy is a little more than 1/2 way from the keel to the waterline, say 6m above the keel. The center of gravity is not only above the center of buoyancy, it's well above the waterline, sometimes 20 m