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Skin-on-Frame: Beginner Kayak Builder
By:Chris Gutierrez
Date: 4/1/2016, 8:33 am

Hi all! I am completely new to building kayaks, however I have a passion for kayaking and want to immerse myself into the community. For my highschool senior year engineering project I decided to tackle the task of constructing a kayak. I'm currently leaning toward building a Sea Bee 13, due to prior suggestions claiming it was a good boat to begin with. I was wondering if you all had any suggestions for a beginner?

I weight 165, am 5'10 and have a shoe size of 10. I live in central Florida and I would kayak in calmer waters such as springs or local rivers, with the roughest water being open waters such as the Gulf.

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Skin-on-Frame: Beginner Kayak Builder
Chris Gutierrez -- 4/1/2016, 8:33 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/1/2016, 8:40 am
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Chris Gutierre -- 4/1/2016, 9:28 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/1/2016, 5:19 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/1/2016, 9:19 am
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Chris Gutierrezz -- 4/1/2016, 9:29 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/1/2016, 9:42 am
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scottbaxter -- 4/1/2016, 9:52 am
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Chris Gutierr -- 4/1/2016, 1:11 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/1/2016, 3:05 pm
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Curtis Fisher -- 4/1/2016, 3:18 pm
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Robert W -- 4/1/2016, 10:34 pm
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Robert W -- 4/1/2016, 10:39 pm
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scottbaxter -- 4/1/2016, 11:34 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2016, 12:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2016, 12:35 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 4/2/2016, 12:45 pm
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Yoshi -- 4/2/2016, 12:54 pm
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Robert W -- 4/5/2016, 12:49 pm
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fadedred -- 4/5/2016, 2:29 pm
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fadedred -- 4/5/2016, 2:33 pm
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Robert W -- 4/5/2016, 4:20 pm
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fadedred -- 4/5/2016, 8:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2016, 12:19 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/5/2016, 6:01 pm
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Yoshi -- 4/6/2016, 9:57 am
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Dan S -- 4/6/2016, 1:45 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/6/2016, 2:09 pm
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Dan S -- 4/6/2016, 4:25 pm
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scottbaxter -- 4/6/2016, 7:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2016, 7:49 pm