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Re: George Roberts' Challenge
By:jay roberts
Date: 8/27/1999, 5:10 pm
In Response To: George Roberts' Challenge (Ian Johnston)

> George As you may have noticed I have just recently began posting on this
> B.B.

> I was quite intrigued with your challenge of building a lighter and yet
> stronger kayak than any other builder. Several other people here feel you
> are just so much hot air, but I felt that you had no reason to lie to me
> so your claim must be true. From here the challenge was to figure out how
> you could do this or, barring that, to figure out how I could make a kayak
> similar to your specs. Now this may not be of much interest to you as you
> have already developed a process that works but I would be interested in
> your or anyone elses opinion.

Don't forget that one of the challenge stipulations are that your kayak cannot use the same building techniques as those used by "open water kayaks"!!

Messages In This Thread

George Roberts' Challenge
Ian Johnston -- 8/27/1999, 4:15 am
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Rick S. -- 9/3/1999, 12:42 am
Re: "ultimate layups"
lee -- 8/31/1999, 11:11 am
Re: "ultimate layups"
Mike Hanks -- 9/1/1999, 4:17 pm
Re: "ultimate layups"
lee -- 9/14/1999, 10:18 am
Re: "ultimate layups"
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/15/1999, 1:44 am
Re: "ultimate layups"
Mike Hanks -- 9/14/1999, 9:05 pm
Re: "ultimate layups"
lee -- 9/16/1999, 2:46 am
Re: "ultimate layups"
Mike Hanks -- 9/16/1999, 10:51 am
The Challenge: Don't forget this!
Jan Gunnar Moe -- 8/30/1999, 3:57 am
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Jamin -- 8/29/1999, 9:05 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Dale Frolander -- 8/28/1999, 2:26 am
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Ian Johnston -- 8/28/1999, 9:34 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Dale Frolander -- 8/28/1999, 10:27 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Jeff DeJongh -- 8/29/1999, 3:18 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Ian Johnston -- 8/29/1999, 5:46 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Dan Lindberg -- 8/29/1999, 8:43 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Jeff DeJongh -- 8/29/1999, 7:36 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Ian Johnston -- 8/28/1999, 11:06 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Don Lueder -- 8/27/1999, 8:03 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
jay roberts -- 8/27/1999, 5:10 pm
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
Edgar Kleindinst -- 8/27/1999, 10:49 am
Re: George Roberts' Challenge
J . P. Scheib -- 8/27/1999, 5:24 am