Hard Chine Hull vs Multi Chine Kayak Hull Designs
Hard Chine vs. Multi Chine Kayaks by John Lockwood . People frequently call and ask us to describe the basic differences between hard-chine and multi-chine (or "soft chine") kayaks. They are equally easy to build, although multi-chine boats take about 5 hours longer. Hard-chines originated in the aboriginal skin on frame designs of Greenland.