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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design
By:Dan
Date: 2/23/2011, 5:51 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design (Dave Gentry)

: But, having built an aluminum framed folding [...] If I wanted a folding
: kayak, I would definitely be building one of Tom's Sonnet
: inflatables, instead. They weigh considerably less, perform
: well, have vastly fewer parts and go together in less than 10
: minutes.
: In any case, I prefer the lightweight, stiffness and the quick and
: inexpensive build of the wooden frames, and a taut fabric skin
: to one of wrinkled PVC.

I am with you Dave. Anyway it would be nice to try building a folding wood boat... mhmm... sort of Keppler's way (ply sections, wooden gunwales and chines... )

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Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design
Todd O -- 2/22/2011, 1:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design
David Bynoe -- 2/22/2011, 1:48 pm
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Todd O -- 2/22/2011, 2:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/22/2011, 3:47 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/22/2011, 2:23 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 2/22/2011, 6:32 pm
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Todd O -- 2/22/2011, 8:30 pm
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Todd O -- 2/22/2011, 10:35 pm
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Dan -- 2/23/2011, 5:33 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/23/2011, 8:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design
Dan -- 2/23/2011, 5:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 2/22/2011, 8:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Help choosing kayak design
Mark Seilis -- 2/22/2011, 10:50 pm