: Thank you for the tips and pointing out some additional options
: that I frankly had not thought of. I have looked at a few of the
: different SOF boats such as the Kidarka. Long time ago I had
: considered making a SOF boat, but never did. This might be a
: good practice boat. Next week I will have to pull out a few of
: my SOF books and look them over. When reviewing the Kidarka I
: have to admit I did not remember what the acronyms (terms HB
: & HAB) used in the offsets (more homework).

: With the scaling information given; I reviewed the 17LT. With a
: scale of 82%, I took a couple of quick measurement conversions
: and that will keep the deck ht ~10”, beam @~19”, L @ ~14’,
: paddler wt ~88-121 lbs, cargo wt max ~ 165 lbs. I picked 82%
: based on the deck height using the Kidarka as a base line, any
: lower than that I think it would be difficult for him to get
: into.

: As of today he might be a little small for a scaled down CLC 17LT,
: but at the rate he is growing he probably fit in it by middle to
: late next summer. He is bigger than two of his cousins who are 9
: & 11.

HB = half breadth (the distance from the centerline to the edge of the hull)
HAB = height above baseline (baseline is the imaginary line that the heights of the hull are based upon)

Bill H.