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Re: Short kayak plans?
By:BillThomas
Date: 1/27/1999, 8:32 pm
In Response To: Short kayak plans? (DaveA)

The six hour canoe is a great boat but maybe look again at the the mill creek 13 it was an easy boat to build and does a great job in the kinds of conditions that you are talking about. It would look sharp with a cedar deck.

Hi, I'm thinking about a quick boat to get me into a kayak this spring.
> Currently working on a cedar strip pram so I don't want to get to far off
> that track. What I'd like is plans for a 11-13' S&G Kayak w a relitively
> wide beam. I just want a pokeing around boat for sheltered and small
> waters.Some thing fairly simple, hard chined would be great. ( Have some
> leftover materials to use up.)Figure I could stich&glue the hull togeather
> out of some leftover 1/8" ply, cedar strip the deck and glass the
> whole thing. So far, all I can find are longer/ more elaborate hull
> designs. ( looked @ Mill Creak but that is a little involved for my
> current needs.) Any suggestions for a source or do I need to design it
> myself ( PlyBoats)?. Thanks Dave Aguiar

Messages In This Thread

Short kayak plans?
DaveA -- 1/19/1999, 9:25 pm
Re: Short kayak plans?
BillThomas -- 1/27/1999, 8:32 pm
Re: Short kayak plans?
Lee -- 1/22/1999, 8:11 pm
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Nolan Penney -- 1/22/1999, 8:11 am
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Rick C. -- 1/22/1999, 12:32 am
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Paul Lund -- 1/21/1999, 11:12 pm
Re: Short kayak plans?
Nolan Penney -- 1/22/1999, 8:13 am
Re: Short kayak plans?
John Atchison -- 1/21/1999, 5:40 pm
6 hour canoe
Brian T. Cunningham -- 1/20/1999, 10:36 am
Re: 6 hour canoe
Don Beale -- 1/20/1999, 12:36 pm
Re: 6 hour canoe
DaveA -- 1/21/1999, 12:22 pm
Re: 6 hour canoe
John Kimmel -- 1/31/1999, 1:41 am
Re: 6 hour canoe
John Kimmel -- 1/31/1999, 1:38 am