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getting started
By:bryan crowther
Date: 9/4/2000, 7:39 pm

hi there. i have decided to build a Ted Moores relience tandem from his book"kayak craft"and cannot decipher his charts. i believe his gives you all the numbers but does not tell you how to turn these into plans.there are four sets of numbers,the hull table of heights, hull table of breadths,deck table of heights,deck table of breadths. there are 20 stations,station 18 in the hull table of heights for example has three columns of #s, sheer 0-06-4 ,2" buttock 1-03-3+ 4"buttock 1-02-0+ ive been staring at these numbers for days i just cant figure it out help would be much appreciated

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getting started
bryan crowther -- 9/4/2000, 7:39 pm
Re: getting started
James Cameron -- 9/5/2000, 9:05 am
Re: getting started
Mike Scarborough -- 9/4/2000, 9:18 pm
More thoughts.
Mike Scarborough -- 9/4/2000, 9:45 pm