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Re: Nice!
By:Ketil Valle
Date: 12/4/2003, 2:38 am
In Response To: Re: Very Clean Boat Interior!!! Outrageous! *Pic* (Richard Kohlström)

Richard,

I really like those pedals. I'm building a Najad myself, and I will definitively consider the same solution.

Do you have any pics of the rudder? What size did you use for the rudder blade?

Ketil

: Najad is one of Björn Thomassons designs www.thomassondesign.com
: Björn is a very skilled kayakdesigner and a very skilled paddler too.
: These two kayaks was built by two of the members in the studycircle, I was
: the so called teacher, master or mentor. They all did their best and a
: large bit more and the circle ended up with 7 strippers and 1 S´n´G. Mint
: pieces!
: Najad is a long sleek kayak 5.80 x 0.55 meters. This two weights in at about
: 23-25 kilos
: Yes, that was one source of inspiration, like one construction from Australia
: (just now I forgot his name, sorry, I´ll find it later) that was
: floormounted.
: Not me, Bert did this job! The other Najad-builder was Bertil.
: I wish the
: The pedals are reused from the cockpit-cutout. They are fastened with a
: stainless hinge and held upright by a little bungycordpiece behind. The
: white-blue cord is the rudder-lines.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: footbrace install
c -- 12/2/2003, 1:18 pm
Re: Strip: footbrace install *LINK* *Pic*
Richard Kohlström -- 12/3/2003, 11:51 am
Very Clean Boat Interior!!! Outrageous!
Bill Cruz -- 12/3/2003, 1:56 pm
Puts my hull interior to shame.
Robert N Pruden -- 12/4/2003, 1:00 am
Neutral Position?
Bill Cruz -- 12/4/2003, 10:23 am
Re: Neutral Position?
Robert N Pruden -- 12/4/2003, 5:47 pm
What's a rudder? *NM*
Bill Cruz -- 12/5/2003, 12:04 am
Re: Neutral Position?
Richard Kohlström -- 12/4/2003, 6:42 pm
Re: Puts my hull interior to shame.
Richard Kohlström -- 12/4/2003, 3:20 am
Re: Very Clean Boat Interior!!! Outrageous! *Pic*
Richard Kohlström -- 12/3/2003, 7:00 pm
Re: Very Clean Boat Interior!!! Outrageous!
Bill Cruz -- 12/4/2003, 10:17 am
Re: Very Clean Boat Interior!!! Outrageous!
Richard Kohlström -- 12/4/2003, 6:33 pm
Ahhhem.
Bill Cruz -- 12/5/2003, 12:02 am
Re: Ahhhem.
Richard Kohlström -- 12/5/2003, 6:19 am
Re: Ahhhem.
Bill Cruz -- 12/5/2003, 9:24 am
Re: Ahhhem.
Richard Kohlström -- 12/6/2003, 3:21 pm
Re: Ahhhem.
Bill Cruz -- 12/7/2003, 2:32 pm
Re: Ahhhem. *LINK* *Pic*
Richard Kohlström -- 12/7/2003, 7:34 pm
Good "Matbrod"
Bill Cruz -- 12/8/2003, 2:36 am
Agreed, very nice work guys *NM*
Chip Sandresky -- 12/3/2003, 7:45 pm
Re: Very Clean Boat Interior!!! Outrageous! *Pic*
Richard Kohlström -- 12/3/2003, 6:54 pm
Re: Nice!
Ketil Valle -- 12/4/2003, 2:38 am
Re: Nice!
Richard Kohlström -- 12/4/2003, 5:47 pm
I'm considering the same thing as you.
Bill Cruz -- 12/3/2003, 12:08 am
Re: I'm considering the same thing as you. *Pic*
Lennie Hawkins -- 12/3/2003, 11:02 am
Those are 'em!
Bill Cruz -- 12/3/2003, 2:07 pm
Re: Strip: footbrace install
Jay Babina -- 12/2/2003, 4:58 pm
Re: Strip: footbrace install -- shortening?
pikabike -- 12/3/2003, 11:04 pm
Re: Strip: footbrace install
Rod Tait -- 12/2/2003, 2:27 pm