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Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/10/2008, 1:32 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build (Oliver Bloch)

: It is possible and generally very easy to build in additional room by adding
: height to the deck. I'm 6'2", 220#, size 12 shoe. I increased the
: height of the deck on my Outer Island by adding 1/4" to the station
: just forward of my feet, increasing gradually to 1" by the leading
: edge of the coaming. The boat handles no differently as the hull is
: unchanged and my weight is well within the designed capacity of the boat.
: Visually it's hard to tell the difference. Jay Babina was very helpful
: throughout the process, as I'm sure Nick or any other designers would be.
: So if you like the way the hull handles, but need just a little more room,
: modify.

I did the same thing on my Disko Bay, added an extra inch forward and left the aft deck the same, makes stripping sorta interesting that way, but not impossible or even terribly difficult by any stretch.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
RickSp -- 9/8/2008, 10:09 am
Trim your Artic Hawk *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 9/11/2008, 4:20 pm
Re: Trim your Artic Hawk
Bill Hamm -- 9/12/2008, 1:23 am
Re: Trim your Artic Hawk
Dave Houser -- 9/12/2008, 3:13 pm
Re: Trim your Artic Hawk
RickSp -- 9/11/2008, 4:33 pm
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build *LINK* *Pic*
Charles Leach -- 9/10/2008, 7:24 pm
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RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:14 pm
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Len Thunberg -- 9/9/2008, 10:39 pm
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RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:34 am
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Podge -- 9/9/2008, 1:31 pm
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RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:37 am
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Podge -- 9/10/2008, 9:28 am
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Tommy -- 9/8/2008, 11:40 am
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John Eberly -- 9/8/2008, 11:54 am
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RickSp -- 9/8/2008, 1:44 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/9/2008, 12:25 am
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RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:46 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/10/2008, 7:12 pm
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RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:09 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 9/8/2008, 10:18 pm
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BobKayes -- 9/8/2008, 2:58 pm
OOPS ! ! ! !
BobKayes -- 9/11/2008, 8:50 am
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:40 am
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Oliver Bloch -- 9/8/2008, 5:04 pm
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2008, 1:32 pm
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:48 am