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Re: kayak design (steve)
Posted By: Steve In Response To: Re: kayak design (steve) (kevin good)
Date: Thursday, 30 March 2000, at 5:57 p.m.
> Steve:
> I have never built a stitch and glue boat, but I have built a few cedar
> strip built boats. I have a few sets of plans that I use for various sized
> paddlers. What I do Steve is move the stations closer or farther apart
> depending on the lenght of the boat that I want. I know in stitch and glue
> boats that you do not work with stations, therefore increasing or
> decreasing the length might be somewhat difficult. Do you plan to buy the
> kit or a set of plans and make the pieces yourself? I would imagine Chris
> could answer your question quite easily. The middle part of the boat is
> where all of your weight is carried, so if you do take the 2' out of the
> middle tour boat will lose its ability to carry this weight also it will
> lose alot of its initial stability, which is important in Touring Kayaks.
> If you have alrady purchased the kit take it from the ends of the boat
> equally, which will not be easy. Your best bet is to buy the plans or kit
> that fit your needs. I can be of assistance if you want some ideas on
> stitch & glue kits, there are other suppliers. I am in Saint John, New
> Brunswick, Canada if you are Canadian, eh?> Kevin Kevin I tried to shorten the Yare and I'm afraid it was very tippy. Someone did warn me about that too. So, my next attempt was to shorten a hard-chine design and it was a success! You would have had the best laugh if you could have seen what I threw together, but it worked. I have started working on the real kayak now and am very excited. Thank you for your help/
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