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Re: Sea Tour vs Sea Rider
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/12/2010, 12:23 am
In Response To: Sea Tour vs Sea Rider (James)

: Thanks.

: I'm a newb, and have been merely learning from other peoples
: writing on the internet. I understand how small differences can
: be inflated in online discussions. As a day of real experience
: is worth a lifetime of reading, I've decided to take your
: advice, and the advice of some others, and have began one of his
: stock designs.

: Although, in reading some more online, (danger, I know) I realized
: there might be another question. I've got size 10.5 feet. Is the
: sea rider going to be appropriate, or would it be better to
: build a Sea Tour 15r ?

: Thanks.

: -- James

Your feet sit in the boat in a V position with the heels near each other (or touching in a skinny boat) and the toes spread apart. So the deck height is deceiving. Still it's a plans built boat and the deck's shape doesn't effect the hull in the least, so you can always make the deck taller. Lay out the bulkhead closest to your feet and see if your feet will fit, if not make it a little bigger.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: modifying a yost design?
James -- 11/11/2010, 3:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: modifying a yost design?
Stephen Troy -- 11/11/2010, 6:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: modifying a yost design?
Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2010, 12:29 am
please ignore above. full post here.
James -- 11/11/2010, 3:50 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 11/17/2010, 11:11 am
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Robert Livingston -- 11/12/2010, 3:43 am
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wwfloyd -- 11/11/2010, 5:42 pm
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James -- 11/11/2010, 6:12 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 11/11/2010, 6:45 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
James -- 11/11/2010, 9:49 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Dave Gentry -- 11/12/2010, 7:58 am
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Bill Hamm -- 11/13/2010, 12:30 am
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2010, 5:42 pm
Re: please ignore above. full post here.
Dave Gentry -- 11/11/2010, 4:52 pm
Sea Tour vs Sea Rider
James -- 11/11/2010, 6:07 pm
Re: Sea Tour vs Sea Rider
Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2010, 12:23 am