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Re: Skin-on-Frame: George Putz 17' kayak
By:C. Fronzek
Date: 1/31/2004, 1:19 pm
Date: 1/31/2004, 1:19 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: George Putz 17' kayak (Scott)
Scott,
In this forum Putz's boat is commonly refered to as the "Walrus". That was the name of the original done by Norman Skeene in the 1920's. If you use "walrus" for a keyword search you should be able to pull up many archived postings.
Charlie
: Has anyone built the 17' wood and canvas design that is in George Putz's
: "Kayak Building" book? If so what are the paddling
: characteristcs of this hull and what waters would it shine in and what
: waters might it struggle with? Thanks, Scott
Messages In This Thread
- Skin-on-Frame: George Putz 17' kayak
Scott -- 1/31/2004, 9:41 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: George Putz 17' kayak
C. Fronzek -- 1/31/2004, 1:19 pm
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: George Putz 17' kayak
