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I bought an 18 ft. Steenson Sled several months ago and am wondering how to get a fairly accurate measurement of the degrees of V in the hull. Is there a simple formula or measurement for this?
Thanks
Flatfish
09-28-2004, 08:45 PM
Give me the rise and run. I will tell ya.
Mark and the dog.
Wow, I can't believe I forgot that much about my high school geometry class in only 12 years. Thanks for the answer, its all came streaming back in about a half second.
Hunter56787
09-28-2004, 09:08 PM
Hmm for the dummies in the crowd, what is rise & run? Did they have geometry in the 60's?
Flatfish
09-28-2004, 09:22 PM
Rise is how much drop from zero(or if you flip the boat up side down, rise) is in the hull. Think up and down from a common level line.
Run is width.
You will have 3 measurments. Rise, Run, and Diagional. If you have 2 of the 3, you can figure out the third.
Mark and the dog.
Redbull
09-28-2004, 09:28 PM
You should be able to get pretty close based on the number of teeth you have left and the condition of your kindneys after a day on the big C.
Hard to walk and still eating oatmeal on Tuesday - Flatbottom =0 degrees
Hummm, I should probably back off a little after Fred and Helen go by in their Big Kahuna 52 at half throttle - glasss boat = 16 degrees.
Skip the geometry lesson. What's your body tell ya?
Sincerely,
Joby 'I fallen of the backside of a 12 foot wave doing 15 knots in a million dollar sailboat so who cares what the degrees are?' Easton
WaterDog
09-28-2004, 09:48 PM
It's just a right triangle........
Tangent angle = Opposite side / Adjacent side
Cosine Angle = Adjacent side / Hypotneuse side
Sine angle = Opposite / Hypotenuse side
A little algebra and your there. :grin:
:smirk:
Flatfish
09-28-2004, 09:49 PM
Perfect response pajama man.
:laugh:
Have we had some wine for dinner tonite?
Mark and the some teeth are chipped, but none are loose from a summer on the Pacific dog.
Hunter56787
09-29-2004, 07:06 PM
Sorry guys, but I just don't get it?
Guess I'd better stay in my semi with a twin stick 18 & 2
For now I guess just knowing the she's a real deep V and handles rough water well will have to do.
Redbull
09-29-2004, 08:09 PM
Yep dog boy, your guessed it - VINO!
Frankly I'm a little partial to some Jacob's Creek right now.
You going to the coast this weekend?
Me, liverwrecker, greenbarley skunk, lilnorthpoke & Nick (I can watch Nascar in my undees with a half rack) Amato are going for the boys weekend. No Vino there :grin:
Call me.
J
PS - Like all Motion Marines, mine is 14 degree up front and less in the back. It is the best 'hybrid' I have ever been in. That why I can always wear the pajama pants - the boat is DRY. Niceeeeeeeee!
Cheapest - easiest way - call the manufacturer with model number.
edsr
EdSr. That brings up a good question. Does anybody out there know anything about Steenson boats and their history?
NWRedside
10-07-2004, 09:05 AM
I've got a steenson drift boat. I've seen the sleds and like the design of them a lot. I don't know much other than the guy that made them out of woodland WA is no longer in business. I've only seen about a dozen of the boats around in the last year or so.