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Shortening Great Auk

Posted By: Tim Shelburne
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 1999, at 2:28 p.m.

I'm building the Great Auk over the winter-my first wooden boat, hopefully to be followed by more. I chose the Auk for its simplicity in building. However, here in Kentucky, I'll mainly use the kayak for flat water narrow rivers, and I really won't need a 17 foot boat.

I have purchased the plans and Nick's book. I plan to shorten the kayak to 14 feet per the description in the annex to the book, and I have two questions:

1. What effect does shortening have on the end forms, specifically how far past the last form should the end form reach? Do I need to shorten this length from the purchased plans?

2. What effect does shortening have on the size and placement of the cockpit opening?

Thanks for the help.

Messages In This Thread

Shortening Great Auk
Tim Shelburne -- Wednesday, 17 November 1999, at 2:28 p.m.

Re: Shortening Great Auk
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Thursday, 18 November 1999, at 9:44 a.m.

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