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What does a canoe's length relative to its displacement affect most?

How fast it can be paddled.

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  1. How fast it can be paddled ✔
  2. How many paddles it holds
  3. How loud it is on rocks

Why: Longer waterline relative to displacement lets a canoe move faster through water.

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Answer: How fast it can be paddled. Longer waterline relative to displacement lets a canoe move faster through water.

  1. Canoe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe
    the longer the waterline relative to its displacement, the faster it can be paddled
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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