: Dan. Like the designs, (not sure about the pink though). I suppose,
: "Let the wood shine through" might be a little wasted
: on a 3yr old.
: I particularly like the look of the SEA 11 & Andro 12. and
: would love to see some figures if, as, and when!
: From what you say it looks like a 2/3 all round scale down of Nicks
: Great Auk would get nearer to the size and bouyancy of your
: designs, giving OAL 11ft 4"
: DWL 11ft. Max beam 16", and WL beam 15.1". I must admit,
: I was surprised at your Max beam of 15" but I am coming at
: this from nowhere in the knowledge stakes.
: (So I might make a reasonable guinea pig!) Regards. Les C.

Like I said, my daughter Lena wants a pink kayak. I tried making it wood-colored but her boat HAD to be PINK!! OK. It is HER boat after all!.

She's been using her current kayak, the "Sharkbait," for almost 3 years now. Like her sister's, that model is 8' long has an 18" beam. She's definitely ready for something narrower. The two kids boats in "Kayaks of Greenland" are only 12" wide. That would be ok for her now but it would be way too narrow in a couple of years. I settled on 15" as a good compromise. She'll be able to use it until she's a pre-teen. After that I'll build her a stripper.

My free plans are going to be really basic. You get what you pay for I guess! ;) If you're interested go my website and and send me your e-mail address.
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