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Launching: His and Hers Kayaks *Pic*
By:Allan
Date: 4/4/2008, 3:00 am

Last year I posted a couple of photos of a kayak I designed and built for my wife using Kayak Foundry.
I have just launched a stretched version for myself. Hers is 4.57 metres, mine is 5 metres.
Rather than start the new design from scratch I used the same forms spaced a bit further apart along the strongback. The middle forms were spread more than the ends.
I also tweaked the back a little to add some rocker because I didn't need the very strong tracking that my wife wanted.
Early indications are that it performs just as I hoped.

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Launching: His and Hers Kayaks *Pic*
Allan -- 4/4/2008, 3:00 am
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Ross Leidy -- 4/4/2008, 8:59 pm
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Allan -- 4/4/2008, 9:16 pm
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John Eberly -- 4/4/2008, 11:43 am
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Kudzu -- 4/4/2008, 7:40 pm
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Kevin -- 4/4/2008, 12:20 pm
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Allan -- 4/4/2008, 6:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2008, 10:20 am
Re: Launching: His and Hers Kayaks *Pic*
Allan -- 4/4/2008, 3:10 am
AWESOME!
Miklos -- 4/4/2008, 9:18 am
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Mike Savage -- 4/4/2008, 6:34 am
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J.Bell -- 4/4/2008, 6:16 am
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Allan -- 4/4/2008, 3:04 am
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Greg H -- 4/4/2008, 9:18 am
Fancy centre strip
Allan -- 4/4/2008, 6:05 pm
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Mark Grieve -- 4/5/2008, 10:03 pm
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Allan -- 4/5/2008, 10:53 pm
Beautiful work
Jay Babina -- 4/4/2008, 9:07 am
Re: Beautiful work
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2008, 10:25 am