: I was just digging through their web site yesterday! The Sea Scout (#BK27)
: and the Fast Touring 15 (#BK15) both looked interesting, but the view of
: the frame on the other Fast Touring 15 (#BK57) looked way too complex. I
: wasn't sure how the frames were assembled on the other two. Are they
: plywood forms with strips screwed/glued in place?

: We had an assistant scoutmasters meeting last night. The general feeling
: there is to stay with the existing design rather than try something new.
: None of them have built a kayak and few have even paddled one. So it will
: take some work to get them to try a new (to them) design. They seem to be
: interested in the storage space of the larger boat. Do you have any
: recollection as to how much room there was in the Clark Craft boats?

: Thanks for the input

: Steve
Steve,

I checked the photo again in order to answer your question. As I said my wife bought me the BK22 for my birthday and in comparison to the frame pics, I see very little that is different from the BK22 and the pics in your original post. The Canvasback/KC projects are also very similar in building. In all three, these are simply plywood frames with fir/pine/cedar (pick one) stringers. For a good photo of the typical contstruction of the CC SOF kayak's, check out the "17' Roomy open double". It has about the best look at the frame that their site has. I am assuming that all other CC SOF kayaks are built in a similar manner as my BK22 plans' plywood frames and general construction appear to be similar to the 17' roomy open double and the 11' SOF kayak they offer. I can confidently say the 11' SOF kayak is similar because someone emailed a link to pictures of his finished 'yak built on those plans to the Baidarka email list last spring and the finished kayak's lines were unmistakable and were obviously a shorter, slightly narrower version of the BK22 which appears to be a shorter, slightly narrower version of the 17' roomy open double.

BTW, where did the plans for the kayak pictured come from? They look similar to those on WA1URB's webpage. While he does not, techinically, have plans, he does offer enough information to build similar kayaks as his on his web site.

Paul