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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Beginner Kayak Builder
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 4/1/2016, 3:05 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Beginner Kayak Builder (Chris Gutierr)

If you want to stick with the fuselage-style I like the Sea Ranger, but the Nikumi is nice too. If you want to try plywood or strip that opens a lot of possibilities. I think the Night Heron is a really nice all-around design and it's not out of reach for a beginning paddler. Are you aware of the work of Harvey Golden? Since this is an engineering project, you may find it interesting to look into the incredibly sophisticated engineering that went into the development of the original kayaks, given the limited resources available to Inuit builders in Greenland. Are you aware of the work of Harvey Golden? http://www.traditionalkayaks.com/Kayakreplicas/KayakReplicas.html

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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