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Re: Sea Tour 13
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/5/2010, 1:58 am
In Response To: Re: Sea Tour 13 (John VanBuren)

: Will,
: The only thing I would change on the sea tour 13 would be to build
: it with a flatter bottom in the center of the boat. I ended up
: with a bit too much keel in the one I built for my grandsons. So
: it likes to lay a bit to one side or the other at rest. The boys
: thing all kayaks are that way so it does not bother them. But I
: find it to be a bit distracting. BTW the one I built is the
: single chime version.
: I am now building a 17 ft EXP Multi chine Sea Tour for my own use.
: Why?? Because one cannot build too many boats!!!
: John

: John,

Hi John,

You gradually get used to the feel of V bottom kayaks if you paddle them enough :)

After awile you can balance on center without thinking about it, or just let it fall to one side, doesn't matter.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
John Scalzi -- 4/1/2010, 11:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
Bill Hamm -- 4/4/2010, 12:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
John Scalzi -- 4/4/2010, 7:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
Bill Hamm -- 4/5/2010, 2:00 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
John Scalzi -- 4/5/2010, 11:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2010, 12:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
Doug S -- 4/5/2010, 11:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
John VanBuren -- 4/5/2010, 7:14 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
John Scalzi -- 4/1/2010, 1:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
John VanBuren -- 4/3/2010, 7:19 am
Sea Tour 13
Will Clarke -- 4/3/2010, 7:44 am
Re: Sea Tour 13
John VanBuren -- 4/4/2010, 9:29 pm
Re: Sea Tour 13
Melissa M -- 4/8/2010, 8:49 am
Re: Sea Tour 13
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2010, 1:19 am
Re: Sea Tour 13
Bill Hamm -- 4/5/2010, 1:58 am
Re: Sea Tour 13
Will Clarke -- 4/5/2010, 8:09 am
Re: Sea Tour 13
Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2010, 12:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee Frame
Dave Gentry -- 4/1/2010, 12:53 pm