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Re: Surf Kayaks

Posted By: Nick Schade
Date: Friday, 19 February 1999, at 2:36 p.m.

In Response To: Surf Kayaks (Rick S.)

Probably a good place to start is with a surfboard that works well and then add a place to sit/kneel.

Kayaks have taken their terminology from the boating world where surf boards probably had their terminology made up by surfers (not known for their intelligence :-).

I would think kneeling would have advantages other than being hard on the knees.

> I am a month from completing my Great Auk and have begun thinking of my
> next project. I live in Southern California and surf a bit, so am thinking
> of designing and building a surf kayak. Any ideas? It is interesting to
> note some terminology differences between surfboards and kayaks.
> Surfboards have rails, kayaks have chines; surfboards have scoop, kayaks
> have rocker; kayaks have skegs or rudders, surfboards have fins ( box fins
> or tri-fins). Anyway, I am thinking a kayak 10 feet long with lots of
> rocker in the front, relatively hard chines in the back with a cut-off
> stern for carving, single boxed skeg, smooth bottom and softer chines in
> the middle section and a round flat long board nose. Anybody kneel in
> these things as opposed to sitting?

> I have access to 3D modeling software so developing cross sections for
> stripping won't be a problem.

> Thanks for your input, Rick S.

Messages In This Thread

Surf Kayaks
Rick S. -- Friday, 19 February 1999, at 1:41 p.m.

Re: Surf Kayaks
Nick Schade -- Friday, 19 February 1999, at 2:36 p.m.

Re: Surf Kayaks
John Fereira -- Friday, 19 February 1999, at 2:46 p.m.

Re: Surf Kayaks
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 24 February 1999, at 11:31 a.m.

Re: Surf Kayaks
Mike Allen -- Sunday, 14 March 1999, at 2:08 p.m.

Re: Surf Kayaks
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 16 March 1999, at 10:33 p.m.

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