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Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak *PIC*
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 5/13/2014, 9:14 am
In Response To: Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified (Marc Upchurch)

Yes, I'm not looking for a racing or high speed boat.
But I am looking for something not as wide and slow as a typical SOT plastic boat.

Naturally just about any kayak design could be turned into a sit-on-top. You need to make sure it has enough freeboard for wet entries. A Night Heron or Outer Island could be pretty sweet. The hardest part is designing and integrating the recessed, open cockpit.

For skis, it sounds like you may want to consider the Spray. Perhaps widen it a touch for some extra stability. The stock one is fairly narrow with a max beam of 50cm (about 20"). With the elliptical hull it narrows quickly to the waterline (46cm or 18"). That said you sit deep in the water. Bjorn has the stability rated at a 3/4 (no load/max load on a scale of 1 to 5) which is about the same as his Frej. It is over 18 feet long though (560 cm or 18.4').
http://www.thomassondesign.com/en/catalog/my-kayaks/spray

Speaking of open cockpit what about canoes? How about one of the Rushton-esque small solo canoes where you sit on the floor and paddle them with a kayak paddle. A design like Nick's Nymph could be perfect if that's the kind of paddling he's looking at (ie protected waters).
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guillemot/NY

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Review: Freya' FREYA review *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/6/2014, 11:26 am
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/6/2014, 1:28 pm
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Ancient kayaker -- 5/7/2014, 4:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/7/2014, 5:58 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/7/2014, 11:55 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 1:10 am
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
Björn Thomasson -- 5/8/2014, 5:55 am
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
Mike Bielski -- 5/8/2014, 2:36 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 3:21 pm
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
mick allen -- 5/8/2014, 11:25 pm
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/9/2014, 1:08 am
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/8/2014, 4:21 pm
Re: Review: Freya' FREYA review
Mike Bielski -- 5/12/2014, 4:34 pm
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Robert W -- 5/8/2014, 3:33 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 3:58 pm
Kayak-ified Surf Skis *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/8/2014, 4:46 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/8/2014, 5:37 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/9/2014, 8:30 am
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Björn Thomasson -- 5/9/2014, 1:56 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/12/2014, 6:32 am
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Robert W -- 5/12/2014, 10:47 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/12/2014, 11:34 am
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Robert W -- 5/13/2014, 2:56 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/13/2014, 4:04 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
Björn Thomasson -- 5/13/2014, 4:19 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis
anewhouse -- 5/13/2014, 10:35 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2014, 7:27 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/12/2014, 11:58 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 8:18 am
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/13/2014, 9:14 am
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak
Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 4:45 pm
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/13/2014, 5:05 pm
Re: Surf ski-ified Kayak
Björn Thomasson -- 5/14/2014, 2:39 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/13/2014, 12:53 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/13/2014, 8:22 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/14/2014, 1:21 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/14/2014, 2:43 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/14/2014, 12:57 pm
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Craig -- 5/15/2014, 2:59 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/15/2014, 4:39 pm
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Craig Robinson -- 5/16/2014, 12:59 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/16/2014, 8:51 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:04 pm
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Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:06 pm
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Craig -- 5/16/2014, 11:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/18/2014, 12:16 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Craig -- 5/18/2014, 3:06 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/16/2014, 11:16 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Etienne Muller -- 5/17/2014, 3:52 am
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Craig -- 5/17/2014, 6:02 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 12:15 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 12:44 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/17/2014, 8:19 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/17/2014, 8:54 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Marc Upchurch -- 5/17/2014, 9:15 pm
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/18/2014, 12:18 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified - Thanks
Marc Upchurch -- 5/18/2014, 10:03 am
Re: Kayak- Surf Ski-ified
Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2014, 2:31 pm
Re: Kayak-ified Surf Skis Correction
Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2014, 7:32 pm