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Re: Strip: Kids 1st kayak *PIC*
By:Dan Caouette (CSFW)
Date: 8/17/2010, 8:20 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Kids 1st kayak (Mike Bielski)

Thanks for the plug, Mike! Actually it's called the "Coos 8." Both of my daughters (2-1/2 and 4-1/2) have one. It's 8 feet long overall and 18 inches wide. The offsets are free. Plans will cost ya! ;) I'm in the process of reworking my website and still need to make a page for that design.
http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/portfolio/kayaks/skin-on-frames

For a 5 yo, I'd probably recommend making it a bit longer. Say space the forms out so that it's more like 10 feet long. He'd be fine in the 8 footer (it's rated to 70 pounds) but the 10 footer will give an extra year or two of use before he outgrows it.

If you want build a boat with wood hull, consider "skinning" the frame in luan plywood. The next boat for my 4yo will be built like that hybrid "Elsie" I built a few years back. It'll have a plywood hull with a deck skinned like a SOF.

=D

: Dan Caouette has a design he calls "Coos Bay" that is
: smaller than a Sea Flea, so you won't even have to compromise on
: size.

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Strip: Kids 1st kayak
Randy Echtinaw -- 8/16/2010, 2:56 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 8/18/2010, 8:58 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 8/18/2010, 9:02 pm
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Robin Boys -- 8/18/2010, 11:20 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 8/19/2010, 10:17 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/20/2010, 6:48 am
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Mike Hanks -- 8/20/2010, 10:59 am
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timt -- 8/17/2010, 12:35 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 8/17/2010, 9:00 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 8/17/2010, 2:19 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 8/17/2010, 7:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/18/2010, 8:13 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 8/17/2010, 3:00 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 8/17/2010, 7:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/17/2010, 8:29 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/17/2010, 8:20 am
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Mike Bielski -- 8/17/2010, 9:14 am
SOF?
Doug S -- 8/16/2010, 4:21 pm
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Robin Boys -- 8/16/2010, 3:08 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 8/16/2010, 3:43 pm
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Robin Boys -- 8/16/2010, 6:39 pm