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Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
By:John Caldeira
Date: 7/10/2011, 2:50 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC* (Duane Strosaker)

: John, when I was brainstorming ideas for my deck, I looked very
: closely at your photos. I figured I could avoid your angle/joint
: in front of the cockpit by bending the plywood for a continuous
: flow, keep the direction going up to provide more footroom, and
: narrow the center section for paddle clearance. Your photos were
: a stepping stone for my design. The photo below shows the cheap
: plywood deck templates carved (pattern making) in place.

Well done! We all build on each others ideas.

Myself, I owe a great debt of ideas to Kurt Maurer, Ross Leidy and others too numerous to mention. Some day, someone should write a book that includes all the improvements in features and techniques passed over, and not acknowledged by the existing publications.

John

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
Duane Strosaker -- 7/8/2011, 10:55 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
John Caldeira -- 7/9/2011, 5:38 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 10:01 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Mike Bielski -- 7/9/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 5:28 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 5:34 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Mike Bielski -- 7/9/2011, 7:32 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Duane Strosaker -- 7/9/2011, 10:13 pm
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 7/10/2011, 12:11 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer *PIC*
Duane Strosaker -- 7/10/2011, 1:47 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
John Caldeira -- 7/10/2011, 2:50 am
Re: S&G: Black Skimmer
Robert N Pruden -- 7/18/2011, 7:08 pm