Hi, all. It's been a while since I've posted anything. I'm getting the itch for another pirogue and am going over designs in my mind. Has anyone built a dead flat pirogue, i.e. , no rocker.
This is my thinking. When a pirogue with rocker goes through the water, the front 3 feet of the bottom presents a small "hill" that the boat tries to climb. It obviously can't climb the hill so that water has to be directed almost straight down, slowing the forward speed. With no rocker, the thin bow still splits the water to each side, but there's very little water directed straight down. Now , no rocker might cause other problems like turning difficulties and sliding over obstacles.
I'll have to go back and look, but maybe Tx river rat's "Ugly Duckling" had no rocker.
This is my thinking. When a pirogue with rocker goes through the water, the front 3 feet of the bottom presents a small "hill" that the boat tries to climb. It obviously can't climb the hill so that water has to be directed almost straight down, slowing the forward speed. With no rocker, the thin bow still splits the water to each side, but there's very little water directed straight down. Now , no rocker might cause other problems like turning difficulties and sliding over obstacles.
I'll have to go back and look, but maybe Tx river rat's "Ugly Duckling" had no rocker.