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Re: baidarka modifications to Chesapeake 17LT
Posted By: John Winters In Response To: baidarka modifications to Chesapeake 17LT (Gordon Price)
Date: Sunday, 16 May 1999, at 4:06 p.m.
> Hello all, I am newly addicted to kayaking, and not in a position to
> perchase a boat. However, I can afford to build my own. I like the Ches
> 17LT, but I also like the look and performance of the baidarka shape. My
> though is to modify the Chesapeake as follows...(SNIP)
Unless you really know what you are doing modifying a boat can result in a painful learning process. The changes you suggest might work but then again they may not. Before doing them you should do a hydrostatic study of the boat and calculate how your proposed cahnges will affect it.
The 17LT is not a baidarka and making a few changes turn it into one. If you really like a baidarka you will do better to build on and hang on to your current boat in case you find you really don't like teh baidarka as much as you thought.
John Winters
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