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S&G: Kids kayak modifications
By:Moonman
Date: 1/16/2014, 8:01 am

Hi Guys,

Hoping someone here might be able to give me some ideas. I want to build a small kayak for my soon to be six year old son. I have built 2 strip canoes in the past. My issue is the lack of designs and plans for what i want. There is Nick's IO, wood duckling, as well as some yost designs, but I want to build S&G, or cedar strip, not skin on frame. Also, i want a kayak in the 8- 10 foot range ( wish Nick ha a model bewteen IO and Little Auk). Anyway, is it possible to stretch a model like IO to 8 feet, or perhaps build a yost design like a kidarka in cedar strip? Im thinking perhaps using the offsets to make station forms, round the chines, and take off 1/4" to account for strip thickness...Or perhaps someone knows of some other 8-10' designs I may not be aware of? Anyway, if anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them.

Thanks,

Moonman.

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S&G: Kids kayak modifications
Moonman -- 1/16/2014, 8:01 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/16/2014, 10:00 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/16/2014, 10:15 am
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Charlie -- 1/18/2014, 1:56 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/16/2014, 11:52 am
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Moonman -- 1/16/2014, 12:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2014, 4:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2014, 4:47 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/16/2014, 12:51 pm
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Moonman -- 1/16/2014, 3:02 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/16/2014, 1:03 pm
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Allan -- 1/16/2014, 3:10 pm
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Moonman -- 1/16/2014, 3:22 pm
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Allan -- 1/16/2014, 3:28 pm
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Moonman -- 1/16/2014, 3:38 pm
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Allan -- 1/16/2014, 4:19 pm
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Allan -- 1/16/2014, 4:21 pm
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Moonman -- 1/16/2014, 5:29 pm