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Re: Help with decision
By:Jack Martin
Date: 7/11/2001, 10:26 pm
In Response To: Help with decision (Mr.Bucket)

Lemme throw a data point in the Bucket re the strength of some of our handmade kayaks.

Just after I finished the boat, one of the fittings on the loops of two inch webbing holding my North Bay up at the top of my garage ceiling failed, sending the aft 80% of the boat down ten feet to the concrete. Gave it a nasty gouge, at least an eighth of an inch deep --- the concrete, that is. The boat was fine, although the paint at the point of impact was gone. Never bothered to do anything about it --- the floor, that is. The boat, either, for that matter. These turkeys are tough birds.

All that said, I had added two carlins and an extra deck frame to the after deck when I built it, 'cause standard NB coamings are close to the slide-in-only ocean cockpits mentioned by another respondent. That may have accounted for the survival of the stern, but I doubt it.

Jack Martin

Messages In This Thread

Help with decision
Mr.Bucket -- 7/11/2001, 4:49 pm
I'd go with 2 doubles and a short single
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/13/2001, 3:17 am
Very Clever
Mr.Bucket -- 7/13/2001, 3:52 pm
Re: more thoughts
Mike Scarborough -- 7/14/2001, 9:17 am
Re: more thoughts
Mr.Bucket -- 7/14/2001, 3:57 pm
Please consider before you commit
Don -- 7/16/2001, 7:56 pm
Re: Or a double kayak
Don Beale -- 7/17/2001, 4:12 pm
let me add: WITH A RUDDER ;)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/17/2001, 8:28 pm
Re: Yes! *NM*
Don Beale -- 7/18/2001, 1:58 am
Re: Help with decision
Don -- 7/12/2001, 8:22 pm
Build a canoe First
Dave S. -- 7/14/2001, 2:23 pm
Re: Help with decision
Wee Hooker -- 7/12/2001, 3:28 pm
Re: right arm
LeeG -- 7/12/2001, 7:09 pm
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Rene Audet -- 7/12/2001, 2:14 pm
Re: Help with decision
Jim Kozel -- 7/12/2001, 2:09 pm
Re: Help with decision
Brooks -- 7/12/2001, 5:07 pm
Re: Help with decision
Jack Martin -- 7/11/2001, 10:26 pm
Option B... and you have to adopt me too!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/11/2001, 8:32 pm
Re: Option B... and you have to adopt me too!
Mr.Bucket -- 7/11/2001, 8:40 pm
Re: Option B... and you have to adopt me too!
Ken Sutherland -- 7/13/2001, 1:07 am
perfection is a Journey
Mike -- 7/11/2001, 11:32 pm
Re: Option B... and you have to adopt me too!
Ed -- 7/11/2001, 10:05 pm
Re: Option B... and you have to adopt me too!
Shawn Baker -- 7/12/2001, 11:19 am
Re: perfection
LeeG -- 7/12/2001, 2:24 pm
Time and Mr. Bucket
Brian McM -- 7/11/2001, 8:26 pm
Re: Time and Mr. Bucket
Mr.Bucket -- 7/11/2001, 8:35 pm
That sounds reasonable
Ted Henry -- 7/12/2001, 12:16 am
Re: Help with decision
Rehd -- 7/11/2001, 7:53 pm
Re: Help with decision
LeeG -- 7/11/2001, 5:26 pm
Re: Help with decision
Mr.Bucket -- 7/11/2001, 8:30 pm
Re: Help with decision
larry -- 7/12/2001, 11:50 pm
Re: Help with decision
100GRIT -- 7/11/2001, 7:10 pm
Re: Help with decision
Chip Sandresky -- 7/11/2001, 5:21 pm
Why not mix and match? NM *NM*
Matthew -- 7/11/2001, 5:08 pm