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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Build Log: Sea Tour 15 EXP *PIC*
By:Clayton Plunkett
Date: 5/4/2011, 9:49 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Build Log: Sea Tour 15 EXP *PIC* (Noel Bennett)

Hi Noei,
The frame is looking very nice. The low COG helps greatly with stability, I have even sat right down on a 1/2 inch foam pad set on both sides of the keel. That put my weight right on the skin with no problems. On my Sea Ranger however I tried something different, I used carbon fiber cloth laminated to 5.2 mm plywood. I then mounted this about 3/8 inch off the skin. The boards flex down and touch the skin but this set up bears most of my weight onto the frame. I also use a skoosh kayak seat pad, gell filled and light weight :) easy on the sit bones.
This is a picture of the set up in my (contaminated) Sea Ranger. Just picking.
Keep up the good work and you will be paddling very soon.
Clayton Plunkett

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Skin-on-Frame: Build Log: Sea Tour 15 EXP *PIC*
Noel Bennett -- 4/9/2011, 8:45 am
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Noel Bennett -- 4/11/2011, 10:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/12/2011, 1:06 am
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Noel Bennett -- 4/12/2011, 7:58 am
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peter -- 4/12/2011, 11:15 am
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Noel Bennett -- 4/12/2011, 4:13 pm
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peter -- 4/13/2011, 4:53 pm
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George in Va -- 4/13/2011, 9:01 pm
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George in Va -- 4/13/2011, 9:10 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 4/13/2011, 9:37 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 4/13/2011, 9:45 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 4/13/2011, 9:54 pm
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Tom Yost -- 4/14/2011, 10:54 am
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Tom Yost -- 4/14/2011, 11:05 am
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Noel Bennett -- 4/15/2011, 6:12 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 4/16/2011, 1:44 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 4/22/2011, 9:59 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/23/2011, 9:38 am
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Noel Bennett -- 4/25/2011, 10:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 1:29 am
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Noel Bennett -- 4/26/2011, 12:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 1:04 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 4/26/2011, 2:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 2:24 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 4/26/2011, 2:30 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 4/26/2011, 2:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 2:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 2:26 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 4/26/2011, 6:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 8:36 pm
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Farback -- 4/26/2011, 4:47 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 4/26/2011, 6:45 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 4/26/2011, 7:14 am
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Noel Bennett -- 4/26/2011, 7:37 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 4/26/2011, 2:04 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 5/3/2011, 9:19 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/3/2011, 10:39 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 5/4/2011, 5:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Build Log: Sea Tour 15 EXP *PIC*
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/4/2011, 9:49 am
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TheLuckyOne -- 5/4/2011, 6:04 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 5/4/2011, 6:13 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 5/4/2011, 6:14 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 5/10/2011, 10:46 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/11/2011, 8:36 am
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Noel Bennett -- 5/12/2011, 4:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Build Log: Sea Tour 15 EXP *PIC*
Noel Bennett -- 5/15/2011, 12:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/16/2011, 2:25 am
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Noel Bennett -- 5/16/2011, 10:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/16/2011, 2:15 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 6/10/2011, 10:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/11/2011, 1:07 am
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Eric Bailey -- 6/11/2011, 9:30 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 6/11/2011, 10:43 pm