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Re: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas? *LINK*
By:Phil Nelson
Date: 1/29/2009, 6:16 pm
In Response To: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas? (wwfloyd)

The KayakWiki has some information on knee tube design & manufacture.

: I'm getting ready to start my first stripped deck, on CLC Shearwater 16
: hybrid. Looking ahead, I've always wanted an underdeck storage area for a
: pump and water bottles; would be nice to keep topside uncluttered. I'm
: considering possibly a half-cylinder or cone shape (open at both ends)
: made of strip, for whatever weight penalty may be involved. Not really
: interested in the under-deck day hatches I've seen.

: Are there any established designs for knee tubes that I should look at?
: Problems to avoid? Reasons to reconsider the entire idea? Thanks

KayakWiki Knee Tube Page

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Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas?
wwfloyd -- 1/29/2009, 8:14 am
Re: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas?
wwfloyd -- 1/31/2009, 12:28 am
Re: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas? *LINK*
Scott Innes -- 2/14/2009, 12:30 pm
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John Monroe -- 1/30/2009, 6:09 am
Re: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas? *LINK*
Andy Waddington -- 1/30/2009, 5:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2009, 11:08 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/30/2009, 7:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2009, 8:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2009, 8:10 pm
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Donovan -- 1/29/2009, 10:06 pm
Re: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas? *LINK* *Pic*
Robert N Pruden -- 1/29/2009, 7:51 pm
Re: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas? *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 1/29/2009, 6:16 pm
Re: Strip: Under-deck knee tube? Design ideas?
Bill Hamm -- 1/29/2009, 12:07 pm