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Re: S&G: S&G modificatioon
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 7/19/2011, 2:34 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: S&G modificatioon (Duane Strosaker)

: I consider 4" to be standard for distance between the lower
: back and the back of the cockpit. I also like my bulkhead to be
: flush with the back of the cockpit, but an inch or so of space
: works OK. I'd cut your cockpit off along the spacer and
: grind/sand it down to the deck level, cut the cockpit back to
: the desired distance and install a new spacer and lip. It sounds
: like a fun modification that will make your kayak so much
: better.

In the picture, it looks like the back band is right up against the rear coaming. Cutting back the cockpit by 4" would put you pretty much in the range specified by Duane, i.e., 4" between back and coaming with 1" of space to the bulkhead. What's the overal length of the cockpit right now? Would cutting it back by 4" make it extremely large/long?

Sean

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Wayne Two -- 7/18/2011, 10:56 pm
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John Caldeira -- 7/19/2011, 1:11 am
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Sean Dawe -- 7/19/2011, 8:40 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/19/2011, 11:06 am
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Duane Strosaker -- 7/19/2011, 1:23 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/19/2011, 2:34 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/19/2011, 4:19 pm
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Dave Houser -- 7/20/2011, 3:21 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/19/2011, 2:23 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/19/2011, 4:20 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/19/2011, 4:42 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/19/2011, 7:53 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/19/2011, 8:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2011, 8:10 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/26/2011, 7:04 pm
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B. Hamm -- 7/30/2011, 3:23 am
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Sean Dawe -- 7/20/2011, 7:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2011, 8:12 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/20/2011, 9:25 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/20/2011, 9:52 am
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Sean Dawe -- 7/20/2011, 12:41 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/20/2011, 5:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/21/2011, 7:55 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/21/2011, 3:21 pm
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Dave Houser -- 7/21/2011, 3:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2011, 1:53 am
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Dave Houser -- 7/23/2011, 2:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2011, 4:21 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/23/2011, 8:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/24/2011, 12:28 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/24/2011, 8:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/24/2011, 12:31 am
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Wayne Two -- 7/24/2011, 7:36 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/24/2011, 7:42 pm
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Glen Smith -- 7/24/2011, 8:00 pm