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Re: Skin-on-Frame: DIY SOF kayak for big & tall?
By:T Duncan
Date: 7/30/2016, 8:01 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: DIY SOF kayak for big & tall? (Sean McCauley)

Fuselage style is like a plane, it's the method Tom Yost's designs use, as well as KudzuCraft's.

Because you cut the cross members out of plywood that serve as both deck beams and ribs, it takes a lot of the black magic out of steam bending ribs.

You should be able to build a kayak for under $500 this way, and be reasonably assured of good performance. And there are detailed guides, and plenty of help here for any questions.

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Skin-on-Frame: DIY SOF kayak for big & tall?
Sean McCauley -- 7/28/2016, 10:14 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: DIY SOF kayak for big & tall?
Ken Blanton -- 7/28/2016, 11:29 pm
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John VB -- 7/29/2016, 6:40 am
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Sean McCauley -- 7/29/2016, 1:22 pm
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John VB -- 7/30/2016, 3:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/29/2016, 6:40 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/29/2016, 8:15 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/29/2016, 8:36 am
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Sean McCauley -- 7/29/2016, 1:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/30/2016, 12:02 am
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Sean McCauley -- 7/29/2016, 1:27 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/30/2016, 2:03 am
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Sean McCauley -- 7/30/2016, 7:53 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/30/2016, 8:25 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 7/30/2016, 9:01 am
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Sean McCauley -- 7/30/2016, 7:55 pm
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T Duncan -- 7/30/2016, 8:01 pm
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Jeff Horton (Kudzu Craft) -- 7/30/2016, 8:09 am
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Jeff Horton (Kudzu Craft) -- 7/30/2016, 8:14 am
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Sean McCauley -- 7/30/2016, 7:56 pm
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Rich Wagner -- 8/8/2016, 6:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/9/2016, 1:55 am