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Re: Other: Kayak Sizing
By:scottbaxter
Date: 12/31/2014, 2:26 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Kayak Sizing (Jeff Horton)

I agree that a 15' boat with a 13.5' to 14' waterline is a sweet spot for minimal wetted surface drag and decent residual drag at recreational paddling speeds but for overnight trips the storage capacity is pretty limited. Of course if you are a tooth brush handle cutting minimalist it would have plenty of room. Anytime someone talks about taking their wife along I don't picture minimalist camping but it is probably an inappropriate bias based on my experience. I am building one in that range for my daughter and it will have plenty of space for her.

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Other: Kayak Sizing
Sam Gibson -- 12/29/2014, 11:08 am
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MattD -- 12/29/2014, 12:51 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/29/2014, 1:09 pm
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george jung -- 12/29/2014, 3:45 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/29/2014, 9:40 pm
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Sam Gibson -- 12/29/2014, 9:54 pm
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george jung -- 12/29/2014, 11:01 pm
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scottbaxter -- 12/29/2014, 11:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2014, 12:54 am
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Jeff Horton -- 12/30/2014, 7:07 am
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Allan -- 12/30/2014, 8:32 pm
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scottbaxter -- 12/31/2014, 2:26 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/31/2014, 2:50 pm
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scottbaxter -- 12/31/2014, 5:15 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/30/2014, 6:01 am
Re: Other: Kayak Sizing *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 12/30/2014, 6:10 am