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Re: nomad fiberglass kayak kits
By:Bob Harding
Date: 9/29/1998, 6:14 pm
In Response To: nomad fiberglass kayak kits (Ray Fox)

I'm from the south shore of Montreal, about 2 -1/2 hours from Quebec. I've been to there store and liked the result. It's a very strong hull. If you can glue the seem on a kayak you can finnish this kit. They use good quality material and the finnish is very good. As a note, the wire for the rudder pass' through a hole along the length of the "H" extrusion. So you don't have to glue a tubing from the cokpit to the back of the kayak. It's integrated in the middle of the "H".

Bob Harding

> Nomad (of Quebec) manufacture ready-to-be-assembled kits made with
> standard glass -and-epoxy methods. An "H" extrusion is fixed to
> the hull and the deck is fixed to the extrusion, then fiberglass tape is
> epoxied on the INSIDE of the seam. Has anyone heard of someone
> "building" one of their kits? I haven't seen a review of any of
> their boats in SeaKayaker for that matter. The idea is attractive to
> someone who might otherwise buy a Pygmy kit or the like.

Messages In This Thread

nomad fiberglass kayak kits
Ray Fox -- 9/28/1998, 6:26 pm
Re: nomad fiberglass kayak kits
Stephen Bumb -- 10/1/1998, 6:17 pm
Re: nomad fiberglass kayak kits
Ray Fox -- 10/1/1998, 7:01 pm
Re: nomad fiberglass kayak kits
Bob Harding -- 9/29/1998, 6:14 pm
Re: Nomad fiberglass kayak kits
Mark Kanzler -- 9/29/1998, 11:14 am