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Re: Keowee or Minnow
By:Jon
Date: 1/12/2001, 6:44 pm
In Response To: Re: Keowee or Minnow *Pic* (Mike Hanks)

Mike, Thanks for your input. You have a lot of good ideas worth considering.
I may just go with Bolger's kayak. Especially since the plans are in Dynamite Payson's book I have. But if you should come accross other simple kayak plans,
or come up with other ideas, please be sure to write. It will be a while before
I start cutting luan, so I want to get as much input as I can.
Thanks, Jon

: Jon,

: I have some ideas for dealing with cockpit and deck. The 24" beam is
: actually fine for kids, they are usually more stable than adults,
: especially in a flat bottomed boat like that. If it gets too wide they
: have a hard time paddling. The length should be okay for bigger kids.
: Shortening it shouldn't be too much of a problem, as it is such a simple
: design. That rocker should make it easy to turn, but without the skeg, it
: will track like a whitewater kayak.

: You might also want to check out Glen-L's Kidyak, shown in the pic below. It
: is 9' by 22".

: Roy Underhill also has plans in his book (The Woodwright's Ecclectic
: Workshop
) for a kid's canvas kayak that can be built in an afternoon.
: It could also be adapted for plywood construction.

: Mike

Messages In This Thread

Keowee or Minnow
Jon -- 12/31/2000, 1:26 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow or? *Pic*
David Dick -- 1/3/2001, 12:52 am
Re: Keowee or Minnow or?
Jon -- 1/12/2001, 7:14 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Roger Nuffer -- 1/3/2001, 12:50 am
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Bob Deutsch -- 1/2/2001, 6:44 pm
Check out the lil'dubber plans
Russ -- 12/31/2000, 6:31 pm
Re: Check out the lil'dubber plans
Jon -- 1/1/2001, 8:41 am
Lil'dubber plans and Pictures *Pic*
Russ -- 1/1/2001, 1:53 pm
Re: Lil'dubber plans and Pictures
Jon -- 1/12/2001, 8:33 pm
Re: Lil'dubbers
Russ -- 1/13/2001, 10:23 am
Re: Lil'dubber plans and Pictures
Jon -- 1/1/2001, 3:20 pm
Re: Lil'dubber plans and Pictures
Roger Nuffer -- 1/1/2001, 3:10 pm
Re: Check out the lil'dubber plans
Roger Nuffer -- 12/31/2000, 9:37 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Bob Deutsch -- 12/31/2000, 4:00 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Jon -- 1/12/2001, 7:44 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Jon -- 1/1/2001, 8:45 am
Re: Keowee or Minnow *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 12/31/2000, 2:07 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Jon -- 1/1/2001, 9:16 am
Re: Keowee or Minnow *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 1/1/2001, 6:15 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Jon -- 1/12/2001, 6:44 pm
Re: Keowee or Minnow
Rehd -- 1/1/2001, 8:05 pm