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Re: Material: Plastic folding kayak
By:Tom Yost
Date: 4/5/2011, 9:24 am
In Response To: Material: Plastic folding kayak (Scott Fitzgerrell)

: This just popped up on the BASK email news: a folding--really,
: packable--plastic kayak. Tom Yost, you may find it of particular
: interest. It's right at the end of this slide-show link
: featuring several BASK yahoos forcing their way out the Golden
: Gate:

That's quite interesting, and considering the limitations placed on it design wise, it appears
to have an acceptable hull shape. I looked on the folding kayak forum, but nothing was posted there.

It's similar in some ways to the old porta-bote, but that one doesn't fold up like a suitcase,
just along the chines with some sort of flexible hinge.

I can't comment on it's durability, but hopefully the designer will fill us in on that.
... Credit where credit is due :) Thanks for posting the link. Tom

Messages In This Thread

Material: Plastic folding kayak
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/4/2011, 3:14 pm
Re: Material: Plastic folding kayak
David Bynoe -- 4/4/2011, 4:34 pm
Re: Material: Plastic folding kayak
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2011, 5:52 pm
Re: Material: Plastic folding kayak
Brian Nystrom -- 4/5/2011, 6:31 am
Re: Material: Plastic folding kayak
Tom Yost -- 4/5/2011, 9:24 am