I did think about hard chine because its so much easier to build but I dropped it because of the following reasons -
Advantages of hard chine - easier to build - tracks better - chine probably resists leeway
Disadvantages - more wetted surface area - cross flow is obstructed by the chine. I believe there is slip which causes the water flow to be at a slight diagonal to the axis of the hull. In a rounded hull, this is not a problem but for a hard chine I think the boat has more drag in some situations. - looks amateurish next to the rounded white plastic factory jobs
I don't think it will make the boat faster but I chose round hull because I think it looks cool and I want to try and build it.
