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Skin-on-Frame: prototype folding sof kayak
By:jason
Date: 8/10/2011, 6:43 pm

im a little new to the kayak building world and could use some help with a question about a prototype folding kayak that iv been building.

ok so first off let me describe my designe: I have taken a basic yost style folding kayak frame designe. except i have replaced the aluminum stringers with stringers made of interlocking sealed sections. so fare this has worked exceptionly well on lakes and with floats is also exceptional on the local harbor.

now as for my question i have been fooling around with the idea of filling the center of the pvc piping with some sort of folm. i bealive this wold add strength to the frame. but i am not sure wether this wold aslo add boiancy th the kayak or if it wold reuin the boiancy created by the air
traped in the sealed pipeing ?

thank you for any help and i will post pics as asap

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Skin-on-Frame: prototype folding sof kayak
jason -- 8/10/2011, 6:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: prototype folding sof kayak
Charlie -- 8/10/2011, 10:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: prototype folding sof kayak
jason -- 8/11/2011, 6:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: prototype folding sof kayak
Brian Nystrom -- 8/11/2011, 6:52 am
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jason -- 8/11/2011, 5:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: prototype folding sof kayak
Yostwerks -- 8/14/2011, 1:42 pm