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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame *Pic*
By:Tom Yost
Date: 7/7/2003, 9:57 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame (Bobby Curtis)

: Tom

: Do you mean that the widest beam is 16 inches? If it is, what will it take to
: keep the kayak upright?

: Bobby

The beam is 19.5 inches. The chine width is 16 inches. I've built two
Aleut kayaks, MAE-593-76 and CNM-12212, that had 17.5 inch beams.
Both were a bit tippy, but fast ! Compared to these two, "Sea Rider"
looks like a barge. Ha.

http://yostwerks.com/cnm_mae.jpg

Tom

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame *LINK*
Tom Yost -- 7/5/2003, 7:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame
Paul Probus -- 7/7/2003, 12:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame
Tom Yost -- 7/7/2003, 12:52 pm
wow, Wow, WOW!!! *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 7/7/2003, 11:28 am
Re: wow, Wow, WOW!!!
Tom Yost -- 7/7/2003, 12:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame
Bobby Curtis -- 7/7/2003, 7:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 7/7/2003, 9:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame
David Hill -- 7/6/2003, 10:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Rider Folding Frame
Tom Yost -- 7/6/2003, 11:34 pm