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Re: S&G: S&G modificatioon
By:John Caldeira
Date: 7/19/2011, 1:11 am
In Response To: S&G: S&G modificatioon *PIC* (Wayne Two)

: I picked up a custom stitch and glue last year for dirt cheap, and
: it turned out to be a great little kayak that fits me like a
: glove since the builder was my size. Its a pretty nice little
: yak, Greenland influence, only 20.25 inches wide with a cable
: skeg. Its only drawback is I cant layback in it no matter what I
: do, and layback rolls are my bread and butter. The deck is not
: very high, but the coaming is just too close to my back. It
: occurred to me that I could lengthen the cockpit
: to the rear, but I have no idea what new problems this might
: entail, except it may interfere with the rear deck lines. So
: here is what it looks like. Chances are high that I will never
: do the modificaton, but I figured it wouldnt hurt to get some
: opinions on how much work and trouble it would be. That ruler
: says 5 (inches) just inside the rear of the cockpit rim.
:

Adding 3 inches to the rear of the cockpit will make all the difference in the world for layback rolls. Keep the cockpit rim rounded at all parts to maintain a good skirt fit.

Seems like an easy change unless there is a bulkhead that needs to be moved or modified.

John

Messages In This Thread

S&G: S&G modificatioon *PIC*
Wayne Two -- 7/18/2011, 10:56 pm
Re: S&G: S&G modificatioon
John Caldeira -- 7/19/2011, 1:11 am
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Sean Dawe -- 7/19/2011, 8:40 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/19/2011, 11:06 am
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Duane Strosaker -- 7/19/2011, 1:23 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/19/2011, 2:34 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/19/2011, 4:19 pm
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Dave Houser -- 7/20/2011, 3:21 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/19/2011, 2:23 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/19/2011, 4:20 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/19/2011, 4:42 pm
Re: S&G: S&G modificatioon *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 7/19/2011, 7:53 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/19/2011, 8:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2011, 8:10 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/26/2011, 7:04 pm
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B. Hamm -- 7/30/2011, 3:23 am
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Sean Dawe -- 7/20/2011, 7:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2011, 8:12 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/20/2011, 9:25 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/20/2011, 9:52 am
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Sean Dawe -- 7/20/2011, 12:41 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/20/2011, 5:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/21/2011, 7:55 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/21/2011, 3:21 pm
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Dave Houser -- 7/21/2011, 3:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2011, 1:53 am
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Dave Houser -- 7/23/2011, 2:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2011, 4:21 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/23/2011, 8:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/24/2011, 12:28 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/24/2011, 8:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/24/2011, 12:31 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/24/2011, 7:36 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/24/2011, 7:42 pm
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Glen Smith -- 7/24/2011, 8:00 pm