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Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/12/2009, 1:51 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak (Etienne Muller)

: Can you not just bind them on with bungie cord?

: Et

Hi Et,

I've got the temporary cross pieces (amas) built, while they won't win any beauty awards they are functional. But since they are adjustable and have some play in them they don't keep the two hulls secure in torsion. Will work fine in flat water to test the beam required and that's really their only requirement. I'm working now on permantly covering the hull sides, two of everything, the decks though will have to wait until later so I can permantly secure the two hulls together once the proper beam is figured out.

Had a week of 90+ degree days that I didn't feel like sweating on the fabric, so took a couple days off, nicer now so back to the covering tomorrow. Odd working on hulls that are overall 16" tall and only 7" wide at the maximum. They don't stand up real well.

I didn't realize how well I'd secured the hulls together in the first place, boat was completely rigid and now the hulls are somewhat flexible not being joined together. Weird :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak *Pic*
Bill Hamm -- 7/30/2009, 3:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak *Pic*
John F Monroe -- 8/4/2009, 4:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/5/2009, 2:20 pm
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John F Monroe -- 8/6/2009, 3:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2009, 1:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2009, 1:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
Etienne Muller -- 8/11/2009, 6:35 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
Bill Hamm -- 8/12/2009, 1:51 am
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Etienne Muller------WebKitFormBoundaryra5d+DJOr5+g -- 8/1/2009, 4:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/2/2009, 1:39 am
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wwfloyd -- 7/31/2009, 3:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/31/2009, 3:35 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 7/31/2009, 6:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/31/2009, 9:18 pm
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wwfloyd -- 7/31/2009, 10:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/1/2009, 12:36 am
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Kudzu -- 7/31/2009, 8:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/31/2009, 9:27 am
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Kudzu -- 7/31/2009, 2:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
Bill Hamm -- 8/1/2009, 12:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak *Pic*
Bill Hamm -- 7/30/2009, 3:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
Bill Hamm -- 7/30/2009, 4:15 pm
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Ruedi Klein -- 7/30/2009, 9:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
Bill Hamm -- 7/30/2009, 9:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
Charlie -- 7/31/2009, 10:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: catamaran kayak
Bill Hamm -- 7/31/2009, 11:04 am