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Skin-on-Frame: Kids SOF advice
By:Peter B
Date: 4/29/2011, 8:52 am

Last year I built my 11yr old son a Yost Sea Pup. It turned out pretty well but i think i inadvertently build a little more rocker than intended. Nonetheless, i've had it out for an afternoon and it is quick boat to paddle turns easily but initial stability seems a bit of an issue. Anyway my son has been out in it several times but he finds it scares him sometimes and it has gotten to the point that he doesn't really want to go out in it. The last thing I want to do is have the poor little guy scared. I realize that taking him to a nice warm beach sometime to practice wet exits and give him an opportunity to get a feel for the stability might help, but at this point i'm wondering if there might be a better design for him (ie more initial stability). Any ideas? Also, would the increased rocker have a negative effect on the stability?

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Skin-on-Frame: Kids SOF advice
Peter B -- 4/29/2011, 8:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2011, 9:18 am
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Peter B -- 4/29/2011, 9:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2011, 9:32 am
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Peter B -- 4/29/2011, 9:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2011, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Kids SOF advice *PIC*
Tom Yost -- 4/29/2011, 10:20 am
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Doug S -- 4/29/2011, 10:41 am
Re: Training Wheels?
Charlie -- 4/29/2011, 10:59 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 4/29/2011, 11:14 am
Re: Training Wheels? - ROLL
Foster -- 4/29/2011, 12:04 pm
Re: Training Wheels? - ROLL
Peter B -- 4/29/2011, 12:27 pm
Re: Training Wheels? - ROLL
Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2011, 2:32 pm
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Tom Yost -- 4/29/2011, 11:20 am
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Charlie -- 4/29/2011, 4:56 pm
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Tom Yost -- 4/29/2011, 8:24 pm
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Charlie -- 4/30/2011, 12:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2011, 7:12 am
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Tom Yost -- 4/30/2011, 10:06 am
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George in Va -- 4/30/2011, 4:09 pm
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Peter B -- 4/30/2011, 4:17 pm
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Farback -- 4/29/2011, 11:40 am
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StephenHJ -- 4/29/2011, 11:43 am
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Tom Yost -- 4/29/2011, 11:54 am
Re: Training Wheels? Gull Wing!
Ken Brunton -- 5/1/2011, 10:50 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 7/21/2011, 7:38 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Kids SOF advice
Dean -- 4/29/2011, 2:13 pm
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Peter B -- 7/17/2011, 9:41 pm
Ballast?? *NM*
Tony Ling -- 7/22/2011, 4:52 pm
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Mark Seilis -- 4/30/2011, 12:06 pm
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StephenHJ -- 4/30/2011, 3:33 pm
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Allan -- 5/1/2011, 7:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2011, 12:50 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/2/2011, 7:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/3/2011, 1:38 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/3/2011, 7:28 am
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Peter B -- 5/3/2011, 4:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2011, 1:46 am
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Peter B -- 7/21/2011, 3:10 pm
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Allan -- 7/21/2011, 6:24 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/22/2011, 8:00 am