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Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
By:Roy Morford
Date: 10/5/2001, 10:59 am
In Response To: Building an Aleut Baidarka (Mark Woodhead)

Aleut Baidarka collected by Margaret Lantis in 1934 in the Lowie Museum in Berkeley, CA.

I built a replica of this boat about six years ago using the exact (corrected) measurements. Initial stability is a little jittery but very solid on secondary. It's a fast, fun boat but I found it less maneuverable than a replica of the British Museum baidarka. Both handle rough water extremely well and are easy to roll. From a purely practical point of view, it is a fun day boat only. I am not large but found it very cramped and there is only space for a small amount of gear. It's certainly not the boat for cruising any lenghth of time. On the other hand it did help to satisfy my addiction. I enjoyed it so much that I ordered Rob Mack's North Star plans and will one day dust them off (after the Cape Ann Expedtion, Redfish Silver, Storm Light, pulling boat etc). And please, no more talk of addiction - I can stop any time I want.

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Building an Aleut Baidarka
Mark Woodhead -- 10/5/2001, 10:39 am
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
West -- 10/5/2001, 1:53 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
Mark Woodhead -- 10/5/2001, 2:33 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
West -- 10/5/2001, 3:09 pm
address correction
West -- 10/5/2001, 3:12 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
Bob Deutsch -- 10/5/2001, 2:53 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
Roy Morford -- 10/5/2001, 10:59 am
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
Rob Macks -- 10/5/2001, 1:19 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka - think about this
Roy Morford -- 10/5/2001, 3:23 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka - think about this
Mark Woodhead -- 10/5/2001, 4:09 pm
Re:Building a SOF to plans
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/6/2001, 11:08 am
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka - think about this
Roy Morford -- 10/5/2001, 5:23 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka - think about this
Rob Macks -- 10/5/2001, 6:14 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka - think about this
West -- 10/5/2001, 5:50 pm
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
Severne -- 10/5/2001, 11:49 am
Re: Building an Aleut Baidarka
Roy Morford -- 10/5/2001, 1:34 pm