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Re: Adjusting deck height
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 5/3/1999, 10:15 am
In Response To: Re: big feet in a guillemot? (Pete Rudie)

Some people may want to consider raising the deck slightly. If you are working from offsets you can tweek the deck height by subtracting the sheerline height form the deck height, then multiplying by some scale factor, then adding the sheer height back on.

> I made the same mistake a few years ago. My 12's barely fit in the G,
> maybe Nick has some suggestions. Think about the Expedition Single as one
> possible solution.

Messages In This Thread

big feet in a guillemot?
craig appleyard -- 5/1/1999, 8:51 pm
Re: big feet in a guillemot?
Mike Scarborough -- 5/2/1999, 6:37 pm
Fitting into a guillemot?
Pete Roszyk -- 5/2/1999, 9:34 am
Correction: It can be done!
Pete Roszyk -- 5/5/1999, 9:16 am
Re: Oops--you already said!
Shawn Baker -- 5/5/1999, 3:02 pm
No problemo; I started it, so maybe I can fix it
Pete Roszyk -- 5/6/1999, 9:29 am
Re: How big are your feet?
Shawn Baker -- 5/5/1999, 11:22 am
Re: How big are your feet?
Jack Sanderson -- 5/5/1999, 11:53 am
Re: big feet in a guillemot?
Pete Rudie -- 5/2/1999, 2:56 am
Re: big feet in a guillemot?
Robert Woodard -- 5/3/1999, 8:21 pm
Re: Adjusting deck height
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/3/1999, 10:15 am
Re: big feet in a guillemot?
Greg Steeves -- 5/1/1999, 9:33 pm