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Re: Strip: Bjorn thomasson frej for big guy
By:Mark N
Date: 4/7/2017, 8:26 am
In Response To: Strip: Bjorn thomasson frej for big guy (Klaas)

Hello Klaas. Last year I built a 90% Frej for my flea-weight (52kg) wife. I scaled all dimensions down to 90% of design to better fit her small size. It is a wonderful little boat and she loves it. Fast, stable and very maneuverable. At 70kg/1.7m, her boat is a tight fit for me.

I have not seen a 100% version, but my perception is that it is pretty low volume. If you are touring, you will have to pack small. I believe that John Abercrombie built one and he can probably help answer that question.

Instead of just lengthening the Frej, you may consider increasing all dimensions by 10%. In theory, this would increase the volume by 30%.

As other have said, Contact Bjorn directly. He replies to questions within a day or two.

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Strip: Bjorn thomasson frej for big guy
Klaas -- 4/7/2017, 4:05 am
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Justin -- 4/7/2017, 4:36 am
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klaas -- 4/7/2017, 5:15 am
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Curtis Fisher -- 4/7/2017, 7:29 am
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scottbaxter -- 4/7/2017, 8:03 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/7/2017, 8:14 am
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Mark N -- 4/7/2017, 8:26 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/7/2017, 8:57 am
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klaas -- 4/7/2017, 10:09 am
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klaas -- 4/8/2017, 4:00 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/9/2017, 9:03 pm
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klaas -- 4/10/2017, 5:08 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/10/2017, 6:15 pm
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klaasje -- 4/12/2017, 9:44 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/12/2017, 10:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2017, 1:59 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/13/2017, 10:42 am
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Ralph Merriman -- 4/11/2017, 11:57 pm
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klaasje -- 4/12/2017, 9:47 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/12/2017, 9:57 am
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Ralph Merriman -- 4/12/2017, 11:31 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/7/2017, 4:26 pm
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klaas -- 5/28/2017, 1:27 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/28/2017, 2:10 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/28/2017, 4:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/28/2017, 9:45 pm
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Jan Jensen -- 5/29/2017, 5:12 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/29/2017, 3:57 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 5/30/2017, 2:06 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/30/2017, 2:45 pm
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klaas -- 7/22/2017, 8:38 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/22/2017, 10:03 am