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Re: Small kayaks
By:Chris Menard
Date: 3/6/2000, 8:28 am
In Response To: Small kayaks (Spidey)

I actually held a cockpit-area form against my butt!! :)

I gutta loose some of this winter baggage.

> Hi again, Bill;

> Your comment on how narrow the soon-to-be craft looks strikes a chord with
> me - - When I got the plans for my Georgian Bay, I looked at the station
> drawings (only half of each station is shown, you mirror and trace them)
> and thought "This must be a mistake!" If you thought a full size
> width looks tiny, I was incredulous when I saw the half and tried to
> extrapolate in my imagination as to what kind of "boat sliver"
> this might build . . . A quick check with a ruler confirmed all was well,
> however. :-)

> Good Luck and Best Regards, Spidey

Messages In This Thread

Updated Pages
Bill Jankowski -- 3/5/2000, 1:54 pm
Re: Updated Pages
Spidey -- 3/5/2000, 9:58 pm
Re: Updated Pages
Bill Jankowski -- 3/5/2000, 10:23 pm
Small kayaks
Spidey -- 3/6/2000, 4:28 am
Re: Small kayaks
Chris Menard -- 3/6/2000, 8:28 am