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Re: I Want to Build First Kayak !!!! ADVICE ??
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 6/5/2001, 12:44 pm
In Response To: I Want to Build First Kayak !!!! ADVICE ?? (David Elles)

Hi David, this question comes up a lot. I would figure out what is most important to you. Weight, comfort, speed, beauty, capacity... then become infatuated with a design and build it. Some people make stitch and glue boats as their first, some buy kits, others dive right in. Check into the Guillemot Designs, Bear Mountain, Chesapeake Light Craft, Pygmy, Redfish, Laughing Loon, newfound.com ... who did I leave out?

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I Want to Build First Kayak !!!! ADVICE ??
David Elles -- 6/5/2001, 12:24 pm
Re: I Want to Build First Kayak !!!! ADVICE ??
Fibre Glast -- 6/7/2001, 11:55 am
It is unfortunate . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/8/2001, 5:06 am
Commercial Post
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/7/2001, 1:23 pm
Re: I Want to Build First Kayak !!!! ADVICE ??
Bob Deutsch -- 6/6/2001, 10:05 pm
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David Elles -- 6/6/2001, 10:33 am
Build the Boat You really want
!RUSS -- 6/6/2001, 10:25 am
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Jim Pace -- 6/6/2001, 8:48 am
first hit the books and libraries.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/6/2001, 3:09 am
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byron -- 6/5/2001, 5:14 pm
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Alex Warren -- 6/5/2001, 9:30 pm
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LeeG -- 6/5/2001, 4:20 pm
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Chip Sandresky -- 6/5/2001, 12:44 pm
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Scott -- 6/5/2001, 2:20 pm
Re: I Want to Build First Kayak !!!! ADVICE ?? *Pic*
dick kirschbaum -- 6/5/2001, 3:15 pm
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Jim Distler -- 6/5/2001, 10:29 pm
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dick kirschbaum -- 6/6/2001, 1:16 pm
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Don Beale -- 6/5/2001, 1:07 pm
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Mark Widrick -- 6/5/2001, 12:42 pm