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Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
By:RickSp
Date: 9/10/2008, 8:09 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build (Paul G. Jacobson)

I find the baidarkas intellectually very interesting. I read the Dyson's book as well as "Starship and the Canoe" and enjoyed them both. And I agree with you that the Aleut style boats probably have exactly the performance that I am looking for. All that being said, I just love the looks of a Greenland style boat.

It is definitely a fun range of choices to have to balance.

: Take a look at some of the baidarka designs. They tend to be slim. long,
: fast, straight-tracking, and great in open water. If you can get a copy of
: the book "Baidarka", by George Dyson, you'll find it to be an
: entertaining read.

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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
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
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
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
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
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
RickSp -- 9/10/2008, 8:09 pm
Re: Strip: Help in deciding on a design to build
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
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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