Re: Eeek

>
> Still no report from you on how your little plump one works in
water?
> Mark

Water? What Water? What's water got to do with it? I just build
them...

Well I couldn't even afford to paint the thing last year. But things
are good, and if the hail ever stops, we might get in the water this
spring. I need to plane up the spar, and build a rudder and board,
then she is in.
You wrote:


> Darn right. I was worried for a moment, when you mentioned MJ, I
> thought you had seen a different light. I've done my part at 12.5',
> over to you. ;0)

Maybe I can drum up a syndicate here to encourage my buying a bigger tow car...


>> An extra 25% beam in a twelve foot canoe might be crippling;

> It would be, fortunately it isn't a canoe, but a lumberjack games rolling log.
> I don't see any problen with a 30" wide canoe, 24" wide while comon
> enough in a Kayak is rarish in a solo touring canoe.

To make the better more clearly, I should have written, "An extra foot of beam."

Still no report from you on how your little plump one works in water?
Mark
Phil

Here's another Eeekish kayak that could be scaled a little larger.
http://www.stevproj.com/SpecPurp.html

And here is one your larger size that's a good candidate for folding.
http://f4.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/kDu5PurkGOEc46aRkw23Z2y9PQhHbd61l9Xl-kEwXpaOJwEa9DpuJHMvpxzwLjMLLjah7f8z0NxKEPpQ5i9pXMfqXAA/Ply%20Thames%20Punt.gif

Keep at it,
Mark




kayak_user wrote:
>
> Thanks for the help, all of you. Mark, you asked if I sought another
> paddle boat. To tell the truth, I am of two minds. On the one hand I
> have considered a 3' wide single paddle boat primarily for sail, and I
> have toyed equally with the concept of the 4' beam rowing version for
> a pair of oars, still primarily for sailing. In either case the sides
> would be kept low, more like a kayak, but with the length proportional
> to the width. I haven't made up my mind, yet, but I am turning over
> all the suggestions. I am even considering a 23' X 4' folding model.
> Now you know just how crazy I am. It would supplement my 16' kayak.
>
> Phil