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Re: Stitch and glue Baidarka

Posted By: eric schade (shearwater boats)
Date: Monday, 29 March 1999, at 10:12 a.m.

In Response To: Stitch and glue Baidarka (Jay King)

I designed the baidarka to be a cool looking boat with roots in the Alutian Island boats. The bifed bow is (for a stitch and glue boat) for looks making a very sharp entry and hollow bow shape which provides lots of bouyancy as the bow trys to plunge into waves (as while surfing). the stern is also unusual. It is truncated by two angled "transoms" This is my interpretaion of the drawings in Adney and Chappelle's "skin boats And Bark Canoes". The shape of the stern sections of the hull resemble those of a classic Whitehall pulling boat (hollow near the waterline and full above)

I am currently getting ready to varnish the prototype and am looking forward to trying it out.

I have photos of the on going construction posted on my web site(listed in previous postings)

--eric

> Shearwater boats, which I am not familiar with, is sell plans for a stitch
> and glue baidarka. Does anyone have experience with this boat or a wooden
> not skin on frame baidarka? I am most interested in the bifid bow which I
> have heard (from an old guy on a beach) gives a kayak a cleaner entry into
> the water by cancelling out the bow wave. Does anyone have any information
> about this? What I would like to build next is a strip Baidarka, in my
> mind I can picture a very elegant looking boat, but I haven't come across
> any plans yet.

> Thanks for any info!

> Jay

> link: http://www.shearwater-boats.com/baidarka.html

Messages In This Thread

Stitch and glue Baidarka
Jay King -- Wednesday, 24 March 1999, at 6:34 p.m.

Re: Stitch and glue Baidarka
Pete Rudie -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 1:21 a.m.

URL gremlins
Pete Rudie -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 1:35 a.m.

Hello, test
Pete Rudie -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 1:37 a.m.

Re: Stitch and glue Baidarka
Nick Schade -- Thursday, 25 March 1999, at 9:45 a.m.

Re: Stitch and glue Baidarka
eric schade (shearwater boats) -- Monday, 29 March 1999, at 10:12 a.m.

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