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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
By:Kudzu
Date: 11/25/2008, 6:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing (Dave Houser)

: It is important not to relocate the paddler in the kayak as to change the
: center of buoyancy of the kayak because the crosswind paddling properties
: of the kayak (weathercocking/leecocking) will change.

The boat I am building is based on one of Toms boats, well two actually, the Sea Rider and the Sea Cruiser. So I have had to work out the locations of cockpit and frames etc. anyway. But some of Toms boats do have long cockpits. The Sea Raider LC for example has a 16 x 32 cockpit.

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Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing *LINK*
Kudzu -- 11/22/2008, 10:42 am
Looks good
Kudzu -- 11/26/2008, 10:14 pm
Re: Looks good
Bill Hamm -- 11/27/2008, 9:01 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing *Pic*
Aaron H -- 11/24/2008, 9:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing *Pic*
Aaron H -- 11/24/2008, 10:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing *LINK* *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 11/24/2008, 3:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2008, 1:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Dave Houser -- 11/25/2008, 3:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Kudzu -- 11/25/2008, 6:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Dave Houser -- 11/25/2008, 7:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Kudzu -- 11/25/2008, 7:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Kudzu -- 11/24/2008, 10:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Aaron H -- 11/24/2008, 10:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2008, 12:42 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
ewan -- 11/22/2008, 8:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
Kudzu -- 11/22/2008, 8:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost framing and cockpit sizing
ewan -- 11/22/2008, 10:14 pm