Hi All,
I am currently building a wood strip ski which is based on the current Epic V10L. I have made some minor changes including a bit more beam. Warren Williamson, a local designer and CAD whiz, entered the rough sections I sent him and modeled it in RHINO. The hydrostatics that RHINO produced indicate that the bucket would ideally situated around 40mm forward of the position Epic places theirs in the V10L. They obviously know what they are doing but I also know they have to make a call based on an "average" paddler. We all have a slightly different CENTER OF MASS and I am basing this on my particular CM. This stuff is part science, part voodoo and part art. I have noticed that as new models of skis come out the bucket and rudder positions will sometimes get tweaked. My inclination is to split the difference but I realize there are many of you out there with more knowledge and insights than I have. Any thoughts or feedback from the community would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a link to the ski I built last year if you are interested.
www.surfskiracing.org/2014/12/building-w...n-surf-ski-ken-katz/
Ken
I am currently building a wood strip ski which is based on the current Epic V10L. I have made some minor changes including a bit more beam. Warren Williamson, a local designer and CAD whiz, entered the rough sections I sent him and modeled it in RHINO. The hydrostatics that RHINO produced indicate that the bucket would ideally situated around 40mm forward of the position Epic places theirs in the V10L. They obviously know what they are doing but I also know they have to make a call based on an "average" paddler. We all have a slightly different CENTER OF MASS and I am basing this on my particular CM. This stuff is part science, part voodoo and part art. I have noticed that as new models of skis come out the bucket and rudder positions will sometimes get tweaked. My inclination is to split the difference but I realize there are many of you out there with more knowledge and insights than I have. Any thoughts or feedback from the community would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a link to the ski I built last year if you are interested.
www.surfskiracing.org/2014/12/building-w...n-surf-ski-ken-katz/
Ken