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An inspiring boat
By:Matthew T. Mead
Date: 10/30/2003, 10:50 pm

Marcel,

Thanks for the link and information on your website. I'm planning to build a greenland "play" kayak for my son this winter. Your site was inspiring and gave me some answers to some questions that were going thru my head (e.g. how to make stabilizing outriggers).

A few questions:
- Is the kayak light enough that your daughter can carry it herself?
- Did you use WRC for the keelson and stringers as well as the gunwales?
- How tippy is that boat w/o the outriggers (I guess it doesn't matter, but I'm curious if that is something that I care about given that the boat I'm going to build for my son will probably never be paddled w/o outriggers)?

Regards,
Matt

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Children's paddle sizing
Frank -- 10/29/2003, 8:10 am
Child's paddle sizing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/30/2003, 8:40 pm
Re: Child's paddle sizing
Frank -- 10/31/2003, 10:29 am
Re: Child's paddle sizing
Marcel -- 10/31/2003, 2:11 pm
Re: Paddle: Children's paddle sizing *LINK* *Pic*
Marcel -- 10/29/2003, 11:18 pm
An inspiring boat
Matthew T. Mead -- 10/30/2003, 10:50 pm
Re: An inspiring boat
Marcel -- 10/31/2003, 12:19 am
Re: Paddle: Children's paddle sizing
Gordon Snapp -- 10/29/2003, 11:02 pm