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Re: Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 7/3/2013, 11:27 pm

Leon,

Perhaps I'll get it right this time.
I have built a Sea Tour 15 for myself at 5'9" and 24o#. I thought I needed to move the seat about 4 inches fwd of the rear of the coamming to get the boat level (slightly nose high, instead of a lots nose high). Seemed to float well with me.
I did make a 4" longer cockpit to let my old knees fit easier in the boat. This is rather a pain in trying to figure out how big to make the moved #3 frame.

I ordered 17' of cloth (8oz.) from Dyson.

BTW, my son and I are making another 15 to teach him how to build a SOF. 4 days and we have the frame ready to epoxy in place.

Marc

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Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
Leon -- 7/3/2013, 9:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
Marc Upchurch -- 7/3/2013, 11:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
Marc Upchurch -- 7/3/2013, 11:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
corona -- 7/4/2013, 12:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
corona -- 7/4/2013, 12:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
Leon -- 7/4/2013, 8:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What kayak for me - Sea Tour
corona -- 7/5/2013, 1:35 am