KBBS Archive 00,000

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)

Posted By: John Lange
Date: Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 3:13 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters) (Mark Kanzler)

I am not against getting wet, or getting your kids wet. I have great memories of my brother and I swamping an old Willits Bros. wood canoe while camping. I am also not against your design experiments, and have been lurking on this board long enough to know that my voice would not deter you at all. :) Please take my comments in the same spirit as those made when you posted your original design. I wish that there is a boat that fit all needs, but all designs contain sacrifices. For me, carrying four people and a dog on a picnic says rowboat (albeit a cool-home-designed-all-wood rowboat with a fancy name like wherry) more than it says kayak.

My personal dilemma is deciding between Pygmy's double or triple for this Winter's project.

> I like to experiment, and enjoy the thought of doing something
> different doesn't frighten me. I hve PFD's for the kids, and will
> progress in stages.

> Take a look at the picture below. It looks like and eight man
> kayak. If nobody tries new ideas, then we all miss out on potential
> innovations. Besides, I refuse to believe that a kayak can't be made
> to have fun in with the expectation that you may get wet. Rehearsing
> scenarios and staying within certain limits (e.g. close to shore,
> warm water) can make the risks quite minimal. If I wanted absolute
> safety I wouldn't even drive to the shore in the first place.

> Well, here we go again with the "Absolute safety, yadda
> yadda..." stuff again. Some parents won't let their kids ride
> dirt bikes. Mine were like that. I missed out on alot of life in order
> to eliminate risks. I'd like my kids to get close to the water, like
> I did. My parents couldn't keep me from surfing, and I'm glad I took
> that risk as a kid!

Messages In This Thread

Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Mark Kanzler -- Wednesday, 5 August 1998, at 12:35 a.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Mark Kanzler -- Wednesday, 5 August 1998, at 12:39 a.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Al Bratton -- Monday, 10 August 1998, at 8:50 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Mark Kanzler -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 1:28 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
NPenney -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 1:51 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
John Lange -- Wednesday, 5 August 1998, at 12:55 a.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Mark Kanzler -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 1:40 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
John Lange -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 3:13 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Roger Tulk -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 3:43 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Mark Kanzler -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 6:06 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Roger Tulk -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 8:13 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Jerry Weinraub -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 5:32 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Mark Kanzler -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 6:43 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Nick Schade -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 5:53 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Mark Kanzler -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 6:45 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Rich Kuchar -- Thursday, 6 August 1998, at 12:39 a.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 5 August 1998, at 3:14 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Mark Kanzler -- Wednesday, 5 August 1998, at 4:16 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 5 August 1998, at 6:00 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
NPenney -- Monday, 10 August 1998, at 8:26 a.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Mark Kanzler -- Monday, 10 August 1998, at 4:52 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Michael Freeman -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 12:00 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Michael Freeman -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 12:03 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
NPenney -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 6:16 a.m.

Another Idea-The "Poke Boat"
Tom W. -- Thursday, 6 August 1998, at 2:15 p.m.

Re: Another Idea-The "Poke Boat"
arnold banner -- Saturday, 8 August 1998, at 7:48 p.m.

Don't Be Wary of a Wherry
Mike R -- Friday, 7 August 1998, at 2:42 p.m.

Re: Don't Be Wary of a Wherry
NPenney -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 7:50 a.m.

Re: Or a Cosine Wherry
Don Beale -- Saturday, 8 August 1998, at 12:40 p.m.

Re: Build a Canoe
Roger Tulk -- Wednesday, 5 August 1998, at 4:53 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
John Lange -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 7:11 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
John Lange -- Tuesday, 4 August 1998, at 7:14 p.m.

Get a book. I'd suggest....
Paul Jacobson -- Friday, 7 August 1998, at 5:17 p.m.

Re: Get a book. I'd suggest....
Mark Kanzler -- Friday, 7 August 1998, at 6:50 p.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
NPenney -- Monday, 10 August 1998, at 8:34 a.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Paul A. Lambert -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 10:29 a.m.

Re: Design Question (Anthropometric Parameters)
Bram -- Saturday, 15 August 1998, at 11:45 p.m.

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