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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
By:Steve Solomon
Date: 1/5/2017, 5:00 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fuselage frame kayaks (Peter F Lord)

I'm feeling gun-shy about posting anything, I don't want to get jumped on, but I'll stick to the facts.

If I'm reading it correctly, the post you cite seems to be assuming that you have to choose between a rigidly-constructed fuselage frame or a lashed bent-rib frame. However, when researching kayak designs I came across a guy who designs lashed fuselage frame SOFs. I have no idea whether these are good, bad, or whatever, but his site has information you might find helpful - kudzucraft.com

I hope you get some good responses - it's an interesting question.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fuselage frame kayaks
Peter F Lord -- 1/5/2017, 4:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Steve Solomon -- 1/5/2017, 5:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Dave Gentry -- 1/5/2017, 5:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Marc Upchurch -- 1/5/2017, 6:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Thomas Duncan -- 1/5/2017, 8:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Marc Upchurch -- 1/5/2017, 10:38 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Bill Hamm -- 1/6/2017, 1:42 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Peter -- 1/6/2017, 8:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Marc Upchurch -- 1/6/2017, 11:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Rich Wagner -- 1/6/2017, 2:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Marc Upchurch -- 1/6/2017, 3:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 1/6/2017, 3:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Rich Wagner -- 1/6/2017, 3:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Peter F Lord -- 1/8/2017, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Differences between SOF and fus
Marc Upchurch -- 1/8/2017, 11:20 am
NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks!
Robert W -- 1/7/2017, 7:05 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks!
Marc Upchurch -- 1/7/2017, 7:47 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks! *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/7/2017, 11:36 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks!
Robert W -- 1/8/2017, 12:21 am
what's a 'Fuselage Framed Fuselage'?
mick allen -- 1/8/2017, 3:26 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks!
Dave Gentry -- 1/8/2017, 10:52 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks!
Curtis Fisher -- 1/8/2017, 11:21 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks! *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/8/2017, 11:44 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks!
Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2017, 12:20 am
Re: NO such thing as "fuselage" kayaks!
Thomas Duncan -- 1/8/2017, 8:27 am
Edit: 50s *NM*
Thomas Duncan -- 1/8/2017, 8:27 am
Re: Lets talk about kayaks, NOT English *NM*
Marc Upchurch -- 1/8/2017, 8:47 am