* This belongs
to the collection of David & Helga Zimmerly.
This
Comparative Heeling Data is from my database. I calculated the
stability characteristics from a computer program (see Zimmerly,
1982, STABILITY
AND TRIM CHARACTERISTICS OF NATIVE WATERCRAFT:
A Pp. 31. A
computer program to simulate kayak performance characteristics from
measurements. [PDF:
full-text p. 1, p.
2, p.3, p.
4, p. 5, p.
8, p. 15, p.16;
table of Comparative Kayak Data from Simulation Program– pp. 12-14] ).
The Righting Moment, for the various degrees of heel, turns negative,
when the kayak is unstable. It is mainly based on a kayaker of 150 lbs.
seated in the cockpit.
This
Comparative Heeling Data is from my database. I calculated the
stability characteristics from a computer program (see Zimmerly,
1982, 
