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Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ?
By:Robert Warren
Date: 9/14/2009, 8:39 am
In Response To: Review: How long to build a kayak ? (WONG)

(From the perspective of someone that has only built one cedar strip kayak)

Other factors in how long it will take:

1-What style of coaming

2-What style of hatches

3-whether you add deck lines and a compass recess.

4-How creative you get with the cosmetics of the strip design

5-At what point are you willing to say "good enough" and move on to the next step.

If you were to use a plywood coaming, no hatches, decklines or compass recess and no fancy strip patterns, that would make a big difference on how long the process would take.

Bob

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Review: How long to build a kayak ?
WONG -- 9/12/2009, 7:55 pm
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PatrickC -- 9/21/2009, 8:16 pm
17-18 ft is good :) *NM*
Ross Leidy -- 9/21/2009, 3:04 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 9/14/2009, 7:38 pm
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Robert Warren -- 9/14/2009, 8:39 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 9/14/2009, 10:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/13/2009, 8:38 am
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Andy Waddington -- 9/21/2009, 5:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2009, 12:43 am
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Andy Waddington -- 9/22/2009, 5:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2009, 1:57 am
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Ken Blanton -- 9/13/2009, 4:35 pm
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george jung -- 9/13/2009, 10:10 pm
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Deano -- 9/12/2009, 8:50 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 9/13/2009, 12:27 am
Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ? *Pic*
Clayton Plunkett -- 9/14/2009, 10:08 am
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Andy Boyd -- 9/21/2009, 2:23 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 9/21/2009, 10:42 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 9/14/2009, 10:15 am
A winter *NM*
Jay Babina -- 9/12/2009, 8:34 pm