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Re: Taking a stretch
By:pete czerpak
Date: 5/12/2000, 8:05 am
In Response To: Taking a stretch (Warren)

: This is a Guillemot. I'm (theoretically at least) making it for my wife. I
: was very careful about following the plans and lining things up, just
: couldn't reconcile the way the bow & stern forms lined up with the
: keel.

: How did you stretch the Guillemot. I'm 6' and about 185 lb and don't know if
: I'll be completely comfortable in the Guillemot and still have some
: storage space left. i thought of just spacing the forms a little further
: apart to lengthen the boat. Is that what you did? Did this produce an
: acceptable design?

Take a look below at the May 9 posts between myself and Shawn Baker talking about his enlarged redesign of the Guillimot tittled :Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18. It gives lots of details that you may be interested in.

By the way, I'm 6-2 and 200 and strongly considering going Shawn's route soon as I finish up some S&G building for other folks this summer.

Have fun Pete czerpak albany, NY

Messages In This Thread

He has a point there *Pic*
Warren -- 5/10/2000, 11:51 pm
Re: He has a point there
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/12/2000, 8:51 am
Re: He has a point there
Richard Boyle -- 5/23/2000, 11:42 am
Re: Expedition Single
Shawn B -- 5/11/2000, 10:08 am
Taking a stretch
Warren -- 5/11/2000, 12:24 pm
Re: Taking a stretch
pete czerpak -- 5/12/2000, 8:05 am
Re: Taking a stretch
Shawn B -- 5/11/2000, 5:46 pm
Re: me too!!!!!
Greg -- 5/12/2000, 12:41 am