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Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
By:dave
Date: 10/12/1999, 11:34 am
In Response To: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit? (Sue)

> I have narrowed my choices for a first attempt at building to Pygmy's
> Artic Tern and Osprey Std. but am still researching other possibilities
> and now have 2 concerns about the Pygmy technique. CLC claims that using
> sheer clamps is the way to go. Any comments on difficulty of gluing deck
> to hull in a Pygmy boat or problems attaching deck rigging?

> CLC also uses scarf joints as opposed to Pygmy's butt joints. I have read
> the pros/cons of each from both companies but would appreciate some
> hearing from experienced builders on the subject.

> Also can't decide between HC and MC. I am looking for a stable enough boat
> that I can paddle along the shore (creeks, estuary, bay) and be able to
> use binoculars for wildlife watching. Any recommendations or votes for
> either the Arctic Tern or Osprey?

Messages In This Thread

Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Sue -- 10/11/1999, 3:54 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
dave -- 10/12/1999, 11:34 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
dave -- 10/12/1999, 12:56 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 6:05 pm
Re: ?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 11:47 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 1:14 am
Re: HC/MC
lee -- 10/12/1999, 10:34 am
Re: HC and MC
Mike Hanks -- 10/12/1999, 1:39 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Al Freeman -- 10/11/1999, 8:33 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Mike Hanks -- 10/11/1999, 8:42 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Al Freeman -- 10/11/1999, 8:46 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Mike Hanks -- 10/11/1999, 8:18 pm
Re: AT 14?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 12:51 am
Re: AT 14?
Charles Cooper -- 10/12/1999, 10:27 pm
Re: AT 14?
Larry C. -- 10/12/1999, 5:25 pm
Re: AT 14?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 9:48 pm
Re: AT 14?
Larry C. -- 10/12/1999, 10:07 pm
Re: AT 14?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 10:57 pm
Shorter Arctic Tern? I want skinnier...
Dean Trexel -- 10/13/1999, 8:19 pm
Re: AT 14?
Larry C. -- 10/13/1999, 12:17 pm
Re: AT 14?
Mike Hanks -- 10/12/1999, 1:02 am
Re: AT 14?
Sue -- 10/13/1999, 8:33 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Don Lueder -- 10/11/1999, 6:55 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 10:52 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Don Lueder -- 10/13/1999, 12:23 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Jim -- 10/11/1999, 6:47 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
David Bryson -- 10/11/1999, 5:13 pm
Re: CLC & Pygmy Combined
Jerry Brown -- 10/12/1999, 2:50 pm
Re: CLC & Pygmy Combined
tom -- 10/12/1999, 11:06 pm