Brett,

Everything you need is in the book, but there are some things that might help. Paul has the dimensions for the shorter forms on a website, and I recommend moving the cockpit back 1-1/2" and raising the bow a few inches. I think that you should do a different style of cockpit, the one in the book is dreadful. But the hull on that 'yak is quite nice. Use a synthetic skin instead of the canvas. It is stronger lighter and doesn't rot. My last one was polyester and the fabic may have actually cost less than the canvas for my first one. FYI Dacron is polyester.

Mike

: hello everyone!
: well...it happened. i'm not finished w/ my current project and i'm already
: looking into building a s.o.f. walrus. i've read about others here on the
: bbs that have fallen into the same catch 22 situation as i ( by catch 22 i
: mean i want to build it; and, if i do, mrs hitman will be upset). anyway,
: i've started by reading thru g. putz book on s.o.f.. can i get everything
: i need from the offsets there in the book? or must i send away to some sof
: company? i noticed that the lenght was discussed numerous times, but i
: didn't see reference to any beam measurement. i thought i go to the bbs
: because it seems that everyone here as built such a craft at one time or
: another.

: i remember that mike hanks built a nice one(s), as well as roger nuffer.
: rehd, didn't you build one as well? i also remember mike saying that he
: did modifications to the original plans. what they were i can't remember
: right off hand.

: the past few walrus's that i've seen here all used canvas duck, with
: exception to mike's plywood rig for his borther. has anyone used dacron?
: it would seem that this would be the cat's meow. although, admittedly,
: i've no idea what the stuff costs.

: i know i've rambled a bit here, but i would appreciate it if someone could
: maybe answer some of these poorly constructed questions.
: build on,
: brett the hitman hart