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Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
By:John Schroeder
Date: 2/25/2003, 9:21 pm
In Response To: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter (Rick Sylvia)

Rick - Looks like everyone has an opinion. Since you asked, here's mine:

  • Listen to your daughter - if she wants to build a stripper, don't pressure her to settle for something else.
  • Hit the road with her. You're not that far from several boat builders. Go visit them so SHE can discover what speaks to her. What a great opportunity to encourage her decision making skills!
  • Find quality instruction in a warm pool (i.e. you stay out the way) that will get her comfortable with getting in and out of the boat - ideally all the way through roll instruction. When the boat's done she'll be able to use it without you "hovering" over her.
  • Don't buy a design for "stability" unless that's what she choses. She'll grow into a more advanced boat in short order with a little instruction (from an instructor who isn't a family member!).

Please keep us posted!!

jrs

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
Rick Sylvia -- 2/24/2003, 11:42 am
too this & too that
Erez -- 3/2/2003, 6:09 am
THANKS!!!
Rick Sylvia -- 2/26/2003, 3:17 pm
Check Klepper site before dissing S_O_F :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/26/2003, 7:38 pm
Re: Check Klepper site before dissing S_O_F :)
Topher -- 2/27/2003, 12:38 pm
Re: Check Klepper site before dissing S_O_F :)
Rick Sylvia -- 2/27/2003, 8:41 am
Re: Check Klepper site before dissing S_O_F :) *LINK* *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 2/28/2003, 10:37 am
Re: Check Klepper site before dissing S_O_F :)
Rick Sylvia -- 2/28/2003, 10:55 am
Hmmm. You aren't doing your reading :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/28/2003, 12:47 am
Re: Hmmm. You aren't doing your reading :)
Rick Sylvia -- 2/28/2003, 10:48 am
folding sof
Larry -- 2/27/2003, 9:03 pm
Re: THANKS!!!
Peter Robinson in Oz -- 2/26/2003, 5:12 pm
Re: THANKS!!!
Rick Sylvia -- 2/27/2003, 8:48 am
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
John Schroeder -- 2/25/2003, 9:21 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
LeeG -- 2/25/2003, 12:19 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
LisaS -- 2/25/2003, 10:27 pm
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Charles Leach -- 2/25/2003, 7:58 am
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Don Lucas -- 2/25/2003, 12:08 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
emmett bowen -- 2/25/2003, 10:06 am
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter *LINK*
Ron Friedman -- 2/25/2003, 7:40 am
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
RickR -- 2/25/2003, 6:12 am
consider a skin covered boat.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/25/2003, 12:08 am
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
Gordon Snapp -- 2/24/2003, 11:16 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
Mort -- 2/25/2003, 5:24 am
Re: Seeking: Great Projects !!
Rehd -- 2/24/2003, 7:19 pm
Re: Seeking: Compromise on the hull material *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 2/24/2003, 6:57 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
Dave -- 2/24/2003, 6:14 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
Mark Normand -- 2/26/2003, 8:29 am
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter *LINK*
Dave -- 2/26/2003, 11:06 am
Re: Dave's 16 ft. Little Auk *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 2/25/2003, 6:50 pm
Biblical quotations
Dean Trexel -- 2/25/2003, 8:52 pm
Re: Biblical quotations
Roger Nuffer -- 2/26/2003, 10:38 am
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
Scott Ferguson -- 2/24/2003, 7:10 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter *LINK*
srchr/gerald -- 2/24/2003, 5:05 pm
Storm SLT or LT? *LINK*
David Hanson -- 2/24/2003, 3:30 pm
Re: Seeking: A Boat design for My Daughter
Mark Normand -- 2/24/2003, 2:14 pm