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Re: Launching: Here we go again *Pic*
By:Hans Friedel
Date: 2/16/2002, 1:05 pm
In Response To: Re: Launching: Here we go again (Bobby Curtis)

: Hans

: Great looking kayak. What is the light color wood?

: Is that a shear clamp I see along the bottom of the side panel?

: Please post some information on the hatch design.

: Bobby

Hi Bobby

The wood is Nowegian Spruce (Christmas Trees) and mahogny and the coaming is alder. The boat weight is 16-17 kg incl. hatches and bulkheads.

The hatch design is very simple I buy locks from the canoe company VKV and as sealing I use a EPDM rubber 5x10mm. This hatch desing is very light and more or less 100% waterprof since I like to go fast I hate water in my kayak.

Hans

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Here we go again *Pic*
Hans Friedel -- 2/16/2002, 1:54 am
Re: Launching: Here we go again
David Reid -- 2/16/2002, 10:50 pm
Re: Launching: Here we go again
Bobby Curtis -- 2/16/2002, 9:45 am
Re: Launching: Here we go again
Hans Friedel -- 2/16/2002, 1:10 pm
Re: Launching: Here we go again *Pic*
Hans Friedel -- 2/16/2002, 1:05 pm
That is a good looking kayak. *NM*
John Monfoe -- 2/16/2002, 4:59 am