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Re: S&G: New to boat building
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 4/17/2008, 2:51 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: New to boat building (ARK Mike)

Those 6' long river kayaks are "playboats," designed for advanced paddlers to be better able to execute tricks in waves and holes. They aren't very comfortable, and I'd hate to paddle one in flat water for any distance, as they're very slow. Somewhat longer is better for most other things.

There are plenty of kayaks being built in traditional, and non-traditional, styles with ribs and stringers. That's what SOF (Skin on frame) boats are all about. Check out Tom Yost's website, and Qajaq USA for info on these quick,easy and cheap to build boats.
http://yostwerks.com
http://www.qajaqusa.org/

Figuring out which boat(s) to build is half the fun! Good luck - Dave

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ARK Mike -- 4/16/2008, 5:41 pm
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LeeG -- 4/22/2008, 3:03 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/17/2008, 6:39 am
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AaronH -- 4/16/2008, 9:34 pm
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ARK Mike -- 4/16/2008, 10:04 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 4/17/2008, 2:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/20/2008, 1:13 am
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Andy Waddington -- 4/20/2008, 3:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2008, 2:13 am
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ARK Mike -- 4/17/2008, 6:50 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/18/2008, 6:35 am
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ARK Mike -- 4/18/2008, 3:03 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/24/2008, 7:59 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/24/2008, 8:08 pm
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Greg Fojtik -- 4/18/2008, 8:17 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/19/2008, 5:54 am
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Dave Gentry -- 4/17/2008, 7:43 pm
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Andrew Sommer -- 4/16/2008, 9:07 pm
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ARK Mike -- 4/16/2008, 9:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2008, 12:19 am