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Re: chesapeake light 17'
By:tom madill
Date: 10/16/1999, 7:19 pm
In Response To: Re: chesapeake light 17' (Dean Trexel)

> Tom,

> CLC's decks are of the bent-plywood variety, made out of (2) 8' pieces and
> (1) 1' piece scarfed together. There are 2 arched deck supports that go
> fore and aft of the cocpit for strength and for defining the arch. The
> deck is attached to the hull sides by shear clamps, which is what I think
> you are calling inwales. The deck is bent into place and both epoxied and
> nailed to the shear clamps. I haven't built a CLC, just a Pygmy so far,
> but this is what I've gleaned from their site. Keep poking around their
> site and you'll find more...

> Dean Thanks to Dean and Lee for the info. Do you know of any kayak hull designs similar to pygmy's arctic tern design that I could buy plans for? I like pygmys method of building without using any interior arches , clamps or nails. Tom.

Messages In This Thread

chesapeake light 17'
tom madill -- 10/16/1999, 3:02 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
Dean Trexel -- 10/16/1999, 3:56 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
Dave E -- 10/16/1999, 9:50 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
Shawn Baker -- 10/18/1999, 10:01 am
Re: watersheds
lee -- 10/18/1999, 11:00 am
Re: watersheds
Shawn Baker -- 10/18/1999, 11:12 am
Re: watersheds
lee -- 10/19/1999, 1:48 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
tom madill -- 10/16/1999, 7:19 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
Dean Trexel -- 10/17/1999, 9:19 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
Dean Trexel -- 10/17/1999, 9:26 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
lee -- 10/16/1999, 3:47 pm
Re: chesapeake light 17'
Berkeley C. -- 10/19/1999, 3:56 pm
Re: chesapeake 17'
Mike Mayer -- 10/20/1999, 10:19 am
Re: chesapeake 17'
Todd -- 10/20/1999, 1:01 pm
Re: chesapeake 17'
Byron Lawrence -- 10/20/1999, 3:37 pm
Re: chesapeake 17'
Mike Mayer -- 10/20/1999, 2:09 pm
Re: chesapeake 17'
Paul C. -- 10/21/1999, 12:44 pm
Re: CLC deck experience(was chesapeake 17')
Paul Connolly -- 10/21/1999, 4:14 pm
Re: CLC deck experience(was chesapeake 17')
Kelly T -- 10/22/1999, 9:59 am
Re: CLC deck experience(was chesapeake 17')
Paul Connolly -- 10/22/1999, 8:16 pm
Re: How to make a CLC better (Pygmy)
Mike Hanks -- 10/22/1999, 11:06 pm
Re: How to make a CLC better (Pygmy)
Ron Eike -- 10/23/1999, 10:01 am
Re: How to make a CLC better (Pygmy)
Mike Hanks -- 10/23/1999, 11:23 pm
Re: How to make a CLC better (Pygmy)
Ron Eike -- 10/24/1999, 7:21 am
Re: recommendations
lee -- 10/19/1999, 11:11 pm