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Re: Seeking: Advice on choosing a kayak design
By:Jeff Buyer
Date: 7/27/2012, 11:03 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Advice on choosing a kayak design (Jeff B)

: I should add that I was comparing 12" height at the front of
: the coaming to 10" height. That's because I can't tolerate
: anything less than 10". But lower, especially on kayaks as
: narrow as a Sea Rider or Ranger, will look much better. And
: intermediate/advanced paddlers prefer lower coamings for
: rolling. Someone else can comment on that much better than me.
: My point is, you should go with as low a coaming and foredeck as
: you think you can live with. If you really need 12" of knee
: height, you're better off going with a design with more beam as
: it will look much nicer, such as a Sea Tour or Sea Tour EXP. But
: you can build any of these designs with any height foredeck you
: want.

: Jeff

I apologize if I sounded patronizing in that last reply. I just went back and re-read your original post, and you're a better paddler than I am. I had forgotten where this conversation started.
Jeff

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Advice on choosing a kayak design
Normand Fortier -- 7/20/2012, 4:58 pm
Re: Seeking: Advice on choosing a kayak design
Eric Mattison -- 7/20/2012, 7:35 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/20/2012, 7:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2012, 12:57 am
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John Abercrombie -- 7/20/2012, 9:21 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/20/2012, 9:57 pm
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/21/2012, 4:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2012, 1:07 am
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Normand Fortier -- 7/22/2012, 1:23 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/22/2012, 1:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2012, 1:12 am
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/22/2012, 2:27 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/22/2012, 3:01 pm
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/22/2012, 3:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2012, 1:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2012, 1:15 am
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/26/2012, 7:07 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/26/2012, 10:36 pm
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Jeff B -- 7/27/2012, 8:03 am
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/27/2012, 11:03 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/21/2012, 8:25 am
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John Abercrombie -- 7/21/2012, 1:02 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/21/2012, 1:34 pm
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Bob Johns -- 7/21/2012, 1:09 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 7/21/2012, 9:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2012, 1:38 am
Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Robert N Pruden -- 7/24/2012, 10:09 am
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Normand Fortier -- 7/24/2012, 2:10 pm
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
wysedav -- 9/11/2012, 11:45 am
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Normand Fortier -- 9/13/2012, 8:15 pm
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
wysedav -- 9/14/2012, 12:23 am
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
John Abercrombie -- 7/24/2012, 4:20 pm
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
John Abercrombie -- 7/24/2012, 4:40 pm
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Robert N Pruden -- 7/24/2012, 4:45 pm
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Kirk Briggs -- 9/17/2012, 7:38 pm
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Bohdan Szymanik -- 9/21/2012, 3:39 am