Thread: Racing flatwater canoe rebuilding. Advice is needed.

Originally Posted by Made in USSR

Still think I should cut the V here?

Hi,

You are wanting to go much further than I had thought.

It might be difficult to get the stability with such narrow beam.

And also the problem with the bow and stern becoming lower is not easy to resolve.

The purpose of my suggestion was as a method of reducing the "diamond shaped" view of the boat from above.

I wasn't thinking of how to reduce the beam (width) as much as you want too.
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Making the boats that narrow will always make the bow and stern go lower.

To correct the lowness the method would be to cut up the middle of the bow and stern for some distance and remove some timber. Then the two sides of the bow and stern can be pulled together and fibreglass taped.

But this is not a good idea
1/ the boats will end up shorter.
2/ it will change the shape of the bow. The Streur and other racing kayaks and canoes have very precisely shaped bows that minimise the spray pattern where the water first meets the moving boat. Changing that shape will result in more drag.

So - sorry USSR, I can't think of a good solution.

A different sort of solution is to use these beautiful boats in a seperate division of the racing - use them to get more people involved in the sport. They will be easier to keep upright than the new boats so might be good for training beginners

Sorry I can't help you directly with your problem.

Michael