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Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak
By:Björn Thomasson
Date: 5/14/2014, 2:39 am
In Response To: Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak (Dan Caouette (CSCWC))

The seats in most surfskis are low (on my Spindrift and Spray they are more than 3" below the waterline). In narrow elite skis the seats are forced up due to lack of width, but never above the wl. It is just on very wide recreational sit-on-tops that it is possible to sit above water level with any stability. Seat height is the single most important factor for initial stability. Even fractions of an inch have a surpricing impact...

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Review: Freya' FREYA review *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/6/2014, 11:26 am
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/6/2014, 1:28 pm
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Ancient kayaker -- 5/7/2014, 4:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/7/2014, 5:58 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/7/2014, 11:55 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 1:10 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/8/2014, 5:55 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/8/2014, 2:36 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 3:21 pm
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mick allen -- 5/8/2014, 11:25 pm
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/9/2014, 1:08 am
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/8/2014, 4:21 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/12/2014, 4:34 pm
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Robert W -- 5/8/2014, 3:33 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 3:58 pm
Kayak-ified Surf Skis *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/8/2014, 4:46 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 5:37 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/9/2014, 8:30 am
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Björn Thomasson -- 5/9/2014, 1:56 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/12/2014, 6:32 am
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Robert W -- 5/12/2014, 10:47 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/12/2014, 11:34 am
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Robert W -- 5/13/2014, 2:56 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/13/2014, 4:04 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Björn Thomasson -- 5/13/2014, 4:19 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
anewhouse -- 5/13/2014, 10:35 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2014, 7:27 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/12/2014, 11:58 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 8:18 am
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/13/2014, 9:14 am
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak
Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 4:45 pm
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/13/2014, 5:05 pm
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak
Björn Thomasson -- 5/14/2014, 2:39 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/13/2014, 12:53 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 8:22 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/14/2014, 1:21 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Björn Thomasson -- 5/14/2014, 2:43 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/14/2014, 12:57 pm
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Craig -- 5/15/2014, 2:59 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/15/2014, 4:39 pm
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Craig Robinson -- 5/16/2014, 12:59 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/16/2014, 8:51 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:04 pm
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Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:06 pm
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Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/18/2014, 12:16 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Craig -- 5/18/2014, 3:06 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/16/2014, 11:16 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/17/2014, 3:52 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Craig -- 5/17/2014, 6:02 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 12:15 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 12:44 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/17/2014, 8:19 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 8:54 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/17/2014, 9:15 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/18/2014, 12:18 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified - Thanks
Marc Upchurch -- 5/18/2014, 10:03 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2014, 2:31 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis Correction
Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2014, 7:32 pm