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Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
By:Attila Komlos
Date: 4/14/2011, 7:57 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea (Bill Hamm)

: I've not done a Nikumi (yet) but I've built a whole bunch of Tom's
: designs and I'm 6' and about 200 lbs. and I fit in them just
: fine. The specs on the standard Nikumi call for 325 lb.
: displacement at a 5" waterline, you'd need a heck of alot
: of stuff packed into the boat along with you to get close to
: that. Boat will weigh about 30 or 40 lbs. so you've still got at
: least 80 lbs. to play with.

: Bill H.

Hello Bill,

Thank you for your comment. If you also say I should not worry about it, then I will just build it without any modification.

Thanks again for the precious comments for all who replied to my question.

Attila

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit heavier paddler
Attila Komlos -- 4/13/2011, 4:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Paul Davies -- 4/13/2011, 8:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 7:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
dave g -- 4/13/2011, 8:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 7:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Noel Bennett -- 4/14/2011, 8:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 10:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Noel Bennett -- 4/14/2011, 10:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 11:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Tom Yost -- 4/14/2011, 12:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Tom Yost -- 4/14/2011, 1:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Bill Hamm -- 4/14/2011, 2:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 6:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 6:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea *PIC*
StephenHJ -- 4/14/2011, 7:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/15/2011, 2:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Clayton Plunkett -- 4/13/2011, 9:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 7:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea *PIC*
Clayton Plunkett -- 4/14/2011, 8:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 10:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Bill Hamm -- 4/14/2011, 1:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
Attila Komlos -- 4/14/2011, 7:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: How to modify Nikumi to fit hea
John VanBuren -- 4/15/2011, 5:47 am