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I am toying with making one of Rob Mack's Aleut doubles but at 21' it's too long so I need to be able to store and transport it in two halves. Has anybody come up with a good system?
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Martin said: I am toying with making one of Rob Mack's Aleut doubles but at 21' it's too long so I need to be able to store and transport it in two halves. Has anybody come up with a good system?
Yes - take-apart (and bolt together) boats are pretty common - quite a few sailboat dinghies have been made that way.
For kayaks, often 3 (or more) parts work better and match up with the usual bulkhead positions.
A search will turn up examples; here's one:
https://www.thomassondesign.com/en/news/5-delad-black-pearl-dan-caouette
Another:
https://nigel-kayak.blogspot.com/2013/11/cut-your-kayak-in-half-and-mod…