KBBS Archive 10,000

Re: Child size kayak designs

Posted By: D. F. Suggs
Date: Friday, 1 October 1999, at 12:03 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Child size kayak designs (Mike R.)

> My 7 year old son and I just built a Glen-L Kidyak, and have had many very
> enjoyable hours this summer on local lakes. It was very easy to make
> (especially after I built a CLC Mill Creek last year). He's 65 lbs. now,
> and I don't know if the Kidyak will last another two years - we'll see.

> http://www.glen-l.com/designs/canu-row/kidyak.html There have been
> discussions about design software on this and the design bulletin board. I
> chickened out and bought plans rather than spend the time to get up to
> speed on one of those.

I second the endorsement of the Kid-Yak. I built one from a single sheet of 4mm Okume last winter with my 8 now 9 year old son and it is a treasure. Glen-L specs gross weight of 100 lbs for 4 inch waterline. I guess kid-yak weight at 20-25 pounds and son is about 70 pounds, so there may not be another year of head-room. But some of his heavier friends exceeded this weight and were all over in it. Planning to build a larger kayak this winter, just to stock up!

Messages In This Thread

Child size kayak designs
Mark Battley -- Monday, 27 September 1999, at 5:05 p.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
Mike R. -- Monday, 27 September 1999, at 6:27 p.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
D. F. Suggs -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 12:03 p.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
mike allen -- Monday, 27 September 1999, at 7:00 p.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
Tom Kurth -- Monday, 27 September 1999, at 11:33 p.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
Mike Hanks -- Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 12:10 a.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
Bob Newton -- Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 9:11 p.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
Mike Hanks -- Wednesday, 29 September 1999, at 10:59 a.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
mike allen -- Thursday, 30 September 1999, at 1:28 p.m.

Re: Reduced size Guillemot
Jim Eisenmenger -- Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 7:21 a.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
Grant Goltz -- Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 10:44 p.m.

Re: Child size kayak designs
Martin Foil -- Thursday, 30 September 1999, at 12:50 p.m.

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