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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
By:kirk Briggs
Date: 8/8/2010, 9:24 pm

: Hi Kirk,

: You didn't say and I don't remember, which ones you built (Yost
: boats) but one thing I've found is to get into the boat, sit in
: fairly shallow water and lean the boat, lifting one side with
: your legs keeping your body centered, and see just how far you
: have to lean before the boat loses secondary stability. On my
: boats, btw I'm 6', they have very light primary stability and
: amazing secondary stability. On my Sea Ranger I actually have
: water up onto the skirt before it loses secondary stability, the
: odds of rolling it unintentionally is very remote.

: Bill H.
The Yost boats I made where both Sea Riders. The second one I made I enlarged the deck some to accommodate me. The first one was painful. But I liked the design.

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Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, sizing
Robert -- 8/5/2010, 12:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Mike Bielski -- 8/6/2010, 7:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Bill Hamm -- 8/7/2010, 1:49 am
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Kocho -- 8/6/2010, 1:17 pm
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Foster -- 8/6/2010, 11:42 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2010, 2:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2010, 2:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Mike Savage -- 8/6/2010, 7:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Bill Hamm -- 8/7/2010, 1:46 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/9/2010, 8:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Bill Hamm -- 8/9/2010, 1:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Brian Nystrom -- 8/6/2010, 9:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Mike Bielski -- 8/5/2010, 10:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
kirk Briggs -- 8/5/2010, 10:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2010, 9:36 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
kirk Briggs -- 8/8/2010, 9:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Bill Hamm -- 8/9/2010, 12:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Brian Nystrom -- 8/6/2010, 8:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pre-build questions - wood, siz
Bill Hamm -- 8/5/2010, 1:01 pm