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Re: synchronicity
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 7/14/2000, 3:23 pm
In Response To: subdividing goldeneye (Gil Kruschwitz)

I just answered this same question on CLC board last night. Cutting and pasting...

The Summer 1991 issue of Sea Kayaker has an article entitled "You can take it with you - Making your kayak a take-apart". It describes turning a fiberglass boat into a 3-piece bolt-together. Sea Kayaker can send you a copy of the article if they don't have any more back-issues.

Good luck, Ross

: I intend to convert my goldeneye into a two-piece so that it can be stored
: and carried on my boat safely (towing two tied either side of a dinghy
: works but not in rough weather and I don't want to add ski-rack type gear
: to the boat). The Goldeneye was built without bulkheads or hatches. My
: current plan is to cut immediately behind the cockpit, put a bulkhead on
: each new end, and connect the two with large diameter bolts/wingnuts. I
: will put a hatch in the aft section to give access to the bulkhead in that
: section and will leave the forward section alone for the time being. Any
: words of experience or advice such as materials and thickness of
: bulkheads, padding between the edges, etc. will be appreciated.

Messages In This Thread

subdividing goldeneye
Gil Kruschwitz -- 7/14/2000, 1:27 pm
Re: subdividing goldeneye
David Dick -- 7/14/2000, 6:29 pm
Re: synchronicity
Ross Leidy -- 7/14/2000, 3:23 pm
synopsized synchronicity
mike allen ---> -- 7/14/2000, 4:56 pm
succinct synopsized synchronicity
Ross Leidy -- 7/14/2000, 10:41 pm
long division
mike allen ---> -- 7/14/2000, 2:24 pm