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Re: Launching: Nikumi 19 *Pic*
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/28/2009, 12:42 am
In Response To: Re: Launching: Nikumi 19 *LINK* *Pic* (jiri fryda)

: Hi,

: I have developed original offsets of Nikumi, but it looks too small
: in size. For example rib/station 4 is smaller than my foot /and
: im not tall/. Any advice about it, please? Thank you very much.
: Btw: I looked at your pics and it seems to me that your baidarka
: is deeper than original nikumi.

You don't put your feet in straight up and down, toes are splayed to the sides in kinda a V pattern and pointed towards the bow as you enter. Once past the frames there's plenty of room between the hull and deck fabric for your feet.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Nikumi 19 *LINK* *Pic*
Clayton Plunkett -- 11/9/2009, 11:53 am
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19 *LINK* *Pic*
jiri fryda -- 12/27/2009, 5:00 am
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19 *Pic*
Bill Hamm -- 12/28/2009, 12:42 am
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Kudzu -- 11/9/2009, 7:20 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Clayton Plunkett -- 11/9/2009, 8:21 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Kudzu -- 11/10/2009, 9:03 am
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Clayton Plunkett -- 11/10/2009, 11:39 am
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Dave Gentry -- 11/9/2009, 12:15 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Clayton Plunkett -- 11/9/2009, 12:42 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
West -- 11/9/2009, 3:22 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Clayton Plunkett -- 11/9/2009, 4:13 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
West -- 11/9/2009, 6:06 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
Clayton Plunkett -- 11/9/2009, 7:03 pm
Re: Launching: Nikumi 19
West -- 11/10/2009, 3:03 pm