Donna
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- 1986 Marine Trader 36' Sundeck
How do I calculate the dead rise angle of my hull?
How do I calculate the dead rise angle of my hull?
Baker wrote;
"Deadrise really has no "use" in a non planing hull...or a hull that only travels at displacements speeds."
There are lots and lots of FD flat bottomed boats both sail and power. There are very few boats considered dories that are not flat bottomed .. w no deadrise.
But deadrise has nothing to do w fore and aft lines. Only transverse across the bottom. And it's true a flat bottomed boat is usually not associated w seaworthyness but one of the most seaworthy boats ever has no deadrise and is flat bottomed. That's the St Piere Dory. The Skipjacks may be another.
I installed a depth finder today with the help of Home Depot. They actually sell a digital angle level!
Pulling wires tomorrow!
Ah, in that case you want to measure the dead rise at the point you're going to install the transducer, which I assume you did, not at the transom.