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Seeking: kayak pattern
By:pat
Date: 8/27/2003, 4:04 pm

My husband's birthday is coming up and I am looking for a pattern to a kayak we recently saw. We talked to the people who had them, and they said they were made in the 70's by a high school shop teacher and they thought the pattern came from POPULAR MECHANICS. I have been searching and searching everywhere I can think of and have been unable to find anything. Perhaps somebody has a copy of this or can tell me where I can get one quickly!

The kayak is made out of one sheet of plywood and is collapsible. The gussets (I think that is what they are called) are held in place by pressure and the sides have some sort of taping or fabric stripping around them to make it flexible, enabling them to fold flat.

If anyone can help me, please respond to my email, bubba41437@hotmail.com

Thanks!

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: kayak pattern
pat -- 8/27/2003, 4:04 pm
kayak pattern *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/27/2003, 10:03 pm
Re: kayak pattern
Roger Nuffer -- 8/28/2003, 1:57 pm
Re: kayak pattern *LINK*
Paul Probus -- 8/28/2003, 12:09 pm
Re: Seeking: kayak pattern
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 8/27/2003, 7:50 pm
Re: Seeking: kayak pattern
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/27/2003, 5:47 pm