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Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/10/2008, 12:35 am
In Response To: Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck (Alex Ferguson)

: We had a group "Christmas" dinner paddle on Saturday night (28
: kayaks), lumpy sea which a few found more than they were used to, fun for
: those of us used to those conditions. When we landed on the island before
: the meal one of the paddlers with a CLC double bemoaned that he hadn't
: taken my advise and lowered the sides when he built it.

: Why do USA designs have such high sides?

: Alex

Somehow designers and apparently kayakers relate higher sides with safety I'm assuming. Of course the average kayaker will never learn to roll, not even have the desire to learn, so that may be a factor.

When you try to make most any design please the masses you end up with odd compromises.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Another generation of kayak builder *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 5/5/2008, 2:52 am
Re: S&G: Launching! *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/21/2009, 9:23 pm
Re: S&G: Launching!
Robert N Pruden -- 4/27/2009, 12:50 pm
Re: S&G: Launching!
Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2009, 1:37 am
Re: S&G: Launching! *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/27/2009, 10:58 am
Re: S&G: Launching!
Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2009, 1:03 am
Re: S&G: Launching!
Kurt Maurer -- 4/23/2009, 6:35 pm
Re: S&G: Launching! *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/28/2009, 3:45 am
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Etienne Muller------WebKitFormBoundarydsKin+fPuE2H -- 4/23/2009, 2:16 pm
Re: S&G: Launching!
Pawistik -- 4/22/2009, 3:45 pm
Re: S&G: Launching shot *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/21/2009, 9:27 pm
Very Nice
John Van Buren -- 4/22/2009, 8:38 am
Re: Starfish closeup *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 4/21/2009, 9:25 pm
Re: Starfish closeup
Robert N Pruden -- 4/27/2009, 12:52 pm
Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 12/8/2008, 2:15 pm
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
Alex Ferguson -- 12/9/2008, 4:12 am
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2008, 12:35 am
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
Bill Hamm -- 12/9/2008, 1:07 am
Re: Modifiying a Stitch and Glue Deck
bromasi -- 12/8/2008, 5:08 pm
You are correct
Dan Millsip -- 12/9/2008, 3:17 am
Photo of modification *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 12/8/2008, 2:20 pm
Re: Photo of modification
mike allen -- 12/9/2008, 6:36 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/6/2008, 8:55 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Pedro Almeida -- 5/5/2008, 10:10 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 5/6/2008, 1:56 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Mike Savage -- 5/5/2008, 6:34 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Dan Millsip -- 5/5/2008, 5:02 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2008, 12:58 am
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Mike Savage -- 5/5/2008, 6:48 pm
Re: S&G: Another generation of kayak builder
Dan Millsip -- 5/12/2008, 1:41 am