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Launching: Siskiwit Bay *LINK* *Pic*
By:Bryan Hansel
Date: 3/28/2008, 9:36 pm

Mike Blandford recently finished building a Siskiwit Bay. I'm posting a few pictures for him. This is very exciting for me. This is what he wrote:

I built it for my son but I crammed myself into it and launched it in the Chemung River yesterday - I'm 6'6", 240 lbs. w/ size 15 feet. I was so uncomfortable that I probably won't get into it again, but I had to see first-hand how it performed. It's a good boat. It's fast, tracks straight, and turns on a dime. I had fun paddling it and I know that my son will really like it.

I used a combination of cedar and maple. It has a Happy Bottom seat w/ a Rapid Pulse back band and 1 large hatch w/ a Kajak Sport lid.

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Siskiwit Bay *LINK* *Pic*
Bryan Hansel -- 3/28/2008, 9:36 pm
Re: Launching: Siskiwit Bay
Bill Hamm -- 3/29/2008, 12:52 am
Re: Launching: Siskiwit Bay
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 3/31/2008, 11:39 am
Iggy plans in the future? *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/1/2008, 8:34 am
Re: Yes. *NM*
Bryan Hansel -- 4/1/2008, 11:27 am
Re: Launching: Siskiwit Bay
Bryan Hansel -- 3/30/2008, 2:54 pm
Re: Launching: Siskiwit Bay
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2008, 2:07 am
Re: Launching: Siskiwit Bay *NM* *Pic*
Bryan Hansel -- 3/28/2008, 9:36 pm