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Re: Little Auk SOT

Posted By: Nick Schade
Date: Monday, 28 June 1999, at 12:02 p.m.

In Response To: Little Auk SOT (Ralph Wight)

> Nick's future designs section shows a sit-on-top concept of his new Razor
> Billed Auk. This got me thinking about an idea I have had in the back of
> my head for a while. Would it be possible to make a sit-on-top version of
> the Little Auk? Without raising the debate about sit-on-tops that recently
> occured on the Kayak Building Forum - would this make a reasonable boat.

> The Little Auk is about the same size (length and beam) as many small
> sit-on-tops. Also, some manufacturers seem to have introduced SOT's that
> are simply existing designs with a different deck added.

I don't see why not. The boat is stable enough that you should be able to raise the seat enough to get it above the waterline have the cockpit area self-bailing.

Messages In This Thread

Little Auk SOT
Ralph Wight -- Friday, 25 June 1999, at 4:29 p.m.

Re: Little Auk SOT
Nick Schade -- Monday, 28 June 1999, at 12:02 p.m.

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