Alan's Bloodvein II

[Glenn MacGrady]

As to what to call the feature you are working on: I don't think it has a stabilized name yet. It's still new, compared to the weight of boat-building tradition. We're still working that out.

The feature we're talking about is not new. It's been a standard, stabilized feature designed and incorporated into U.S. solo and even tandem canoes for at least 45 years. I've started a thread about the history of this "shoulder" feature HERE.