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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
By:Aaron H
Date: 7/8/2008, 3:43 pm

: I am thinking it should be simple to convert it too. Hoping someone had done
: it and would chime in.

My first SOF (first kayak, too) was a Yost-style frame based on a North Alaskan retrieval kayak. I took the long way around to create cross sections, etc; I certainly made it more difficult than it should have been modeling the frame in Rhino instead of FreeShip. Starting with a design in FreeShip will make it quite easy. You are ahead of the curve having built and paddled the design already.

: Then I think about how happy I am with my Wren design too. There are a couple
: of minor appearance items I am not happy with and I could fix in a SOF
: version. I have just never been one to follow the crowd. Plus there is
: something special about your own design. :)

Yes, there is something special about having designed your own kayak. I've been bitten by that bug too :D

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost style?
Kudzu -- 7/7/2008, 6:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
Aaron H -- 7/8/2008, 12:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
Kudzu -- 7/8/2008, 2:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
Aaron H -- 7/8/2008, 3:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2008, 1:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
Kudzu -- 7/8/2008, 2:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
Michael Collins -- 7/7/2008, 7:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost
Kudzu -- 7/7/2008, 9:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Converting a design to SOF Yost *LINK*
Michael Collins -- 7/7/2008, 10:34 pm