I was filling in the excel voting form earlier and came across the Hollow in the bow profile within 10mm of the LWL.
Why are there no accompanying diagrams showing the bridging points and how these will be used given different shapes of "chins". Without these diagrams we are unable to see the true potential this rule change may have.
If a waterline is bridged and it moves the LWL point 30mm forward, where are the girth measurements points now taken from?
A - From the original LWL point
B - From the new bridged point where ever that may be
If from the new point, in the formula you'll be loosing numbers on the extended waterline, but gaining on the reduced girth measurements.
Where are the freeboards now taken from?
This could make measuring a 6m in the dry measure a lot harder than it currently is, and mean a lot of other rule numbers will have to change to reflect this change if carried through.