Date: 11/7/1999, 2:03 am
> In doing random searches looking for a stitch and glue kayak design i
> occasionally run accross plans for a "decked canoe". Excuse my
> ignorance but what is the difference between a decked canoe and a kayak?
> Where i come from a skunk called a polecat still stinks to high heaven.
> :)~
Drawing a blank here i turned to a dictionary and encyclopedia for answers. Basically what i found is that a kayak is a type of canoe. historicly was built skin on frame and sealed to the waist of the paddler and propelled with a double -bladed paddle. no argument here with that. in both the definition and ency. reference to kayak the text keeps refering to it as a canoe, with the main difference being that a kayak is sealed at the waist and a canoe is not. So, this leads me to the assumption the a "decked canoe" is of kayak-like construction which doesn't require a sprayskirt. Now if i can just keep my canoe buddies from scoffing at me when i paddle the yare without a sprayskirt. I keep tellin them that kayaks are better and now i learn that i've been paddling a canoe all this time. This is too depressing, wonder what my old freind Jose Cuervo has to say bout this........
Messages In This Thread
- decked canoe????
Jay Roberts -- 11/6/1999, 3:26 pm- Re: decked canoe????
garland reese -- 11/7/1999, 5:28 pm- Re: decked canoe????
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/7/1999, 10:03 am- Re: British
lee -- 11/8/1999, 9:28 am
- according to Websters
Jay Roberts -- 11/7/1999, 2:03 am- coming to terms
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/7/1999, 4:27 am
- Re: decked canoe????
garland reese -- 11/6/1999, 11:07 pm- Re: decked canoe????
Mac Buhler -- 11/6/1999, 3:38 pm- Re: decked canoe????
Ron Eike -- 11/7/1999, 9:04 am- Re: decked canoe????
Bram -- 11/6/1999, 5:47 pm- Re: decked canoe????
Jay Roberts -- 11/6/1999, 5:09 pm- Re: civet cat
Tom Kurth -- 11/6/1999, 7:48 pm- Re: high tea
lee -- 11/8/1999, 2:01 pm- translation tools
Ed Valley -- 11/9/1999, 2:44 pm- Re: translation tools
lee -- 11/9/1999, 9:48 pm
- Re: high tea
Tom Kurth -- 11/8/1999, 9:28 pm - Re: translation tools
- translation tools
- Re: high tea
- Re: decked canoe????
- Re: decked canoe????
- Re: decked canoe????