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Re: S&G: Shearwater baidarka
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 6/27/2015, 12:05 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: Shearwater baidarka (John Messinger)

Re: BOM (Bill of Materials) at the Shearwater link:

I hope it's a misprint, but it seems peculiar to list:
Nylon rope (safety lines, lifting rope, etc) 1/4" 10 feet

Bungee cord (deck lines) 1/4" or 5/16" 30 feet

Does anybody think it's a good idea to use elastic shock cord for perimeter deck lines? Or is this just 30 feet of various cross-deck bungees?

Perhaps it is another example of a kayak without proper (safety) deck perimeter lines?
I notice that the picture on that linked page shows a kayak without perimeter lines- like pictures on many commercial sites.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Shearwater baidarka
Sage -- 6/26/2015, 11:48 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater baidarka
John Messinger -- 6/27/2015, 8:04 am
Re: S&G: Shearwater baidarka
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/27/2015, 12:05 pm
Re: S&G: Shearwater baidarka
Sage -- 6/27/2015, 12:25 pm