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hull design
By:Mark Ostrenga
Date: 8/30/1998, 11:13 pm

I am building a wood frame skin covered kayak, with no plans except for the photos of the plywood structural pieces that my 3/4 by 5/8 ash strips are to be screwed to. I took the pictures and blew them up some and scaled them to give me a pretty good approximation of size. now, I am making the kayak wider, possibly 30" for increased stability in the water and because I am 280lbs will the wider shape give me more stability? or am I going about this wrong. not understanding hull design I don't know what effects the changes will have

Messages In This Thread

hull design
Mark Ostrenga -- 8/30/1998, 11:13 pm
Re: hull design
Paul Jacobson -- 8/31/1998, 3:14 am
Re: hull design
Mark Kanzler -- 8/31/1998, 1:56 pm
I am corrected again
Paul Jacobson -- 8/31/1998, 8:22 pm
Re: I am corrected again
Mark Kanzler -- 9/1/1998, 10:27 am
Re: I am corrected again
Nolan Penney -- 9/2/1998, 11:32 am
Re: I am corrected again
Mark Kanzler -- 9/2/1998, 11:40 am
Alcohol powered boaters
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 9/2/1998, 8:46 am
Re: Alcohol powered boaters
Don Beale -- 9/2/1998, 11:44 am
Re: Alcohol in the shop.
Mark Kanzler -- 9/3/1998, 12:45 am
Remember THAT hand?
Mike Kestell -- 9/3/1998, 12:11 pm
Re: Remember THAT hand?
Mark Kanzler -- 9/3/1998, 11:31 am
Re: Alcohol powered boaters
Mark Kanzler -- 9/2/1998, 11:27 am
Re: I am corrected again
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 9/1/1998, 4:09 pm
Re: I am corrected again
Mark Kanzler -- 9/1/1998, 4:35 pm
Sticky Links
Mike Spence -- 9/1/1998, 4:59 pm
Re: Sticky Links
Nick Schade -- 9/2/1998, 2:53 pm
Re: Sticky Links
Mark Kanzler -- 9/2/1998, 3:54 pm