Re: Eeek
>water?
> Still no report from you on how your little plump one works in
> MarkWater? 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:
Still no report from you on how your little plump one works in water?
Mark
> Darn right. I was worried for a moment, when you mentioned MJ, IMaybe I can drum up a syndicate here to encourage my buying a bigger tow car...
> thought you had seen a different light. I've done my part at 12.5',
> over to you. ;0)
>> An extra 25% beam in a twelve foot canoe might be crippling;To make the better more clearly, I should have written, "An extra foot of beam."
> 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.
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:
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