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Re: Not to stir the pot But....
By:Don Beale
Date: 4/29/1999, 11:23 am
In Response To: Re: Not to stir the pot But.... (Nolan Penney)

Thats quite true, and they seemed to be an honest outfit when I met them. I'm not accusing them of outright stealing a design or anything. But I do find it more than a coincidence; same cockpit shape, same deckbeam type, and pretty close to the same width, freeboard and length. They wouldn't discuss the differences with me. I guess it goes back to the copyright thread from a few weeks ago. For all I know, they credit CLC.

> When you're building a S&G kayak with four sides, there's only a very few
> number of shapes that are going to exist. I'm not at all surprised they've
> got one that looks like the Cape Charles. So do others. And several CLC
> boats look just like other older boats as well. And to a novice, they
> probably all look alike. Even Nicks Guillemot looks like other kayaks I've
> seen. Like making paper airplanes, there's only so many ways you can fold
> the paper and still have a plane.

Messages In This Thread

Not to stir the pot But....
Don Beale -- 4/28/1999, 11:21 pm
Re: Not to stir the pot But....
Paul, Ct -- 5/1/1999, 8:06 am
Re: Not to stir the pot But....
Bill Burton -- 4/29/1999, 10:13 am
Re: Not to stir the pot But....
Nolan Penney -- 4/29/1999, 7:03 am
Re: Not to stir the pot But....
Don Beale -- 4/29/1999, 11:23 am
Re: Not to stir the pot But....
Pete Rudie -- 4/29/1999, 12:06 am
Re: Not to stir the pot But....
Don Beale -- 4/29/1999, 11:18 am