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Re: Off Topic: Codgers communicating
By:Paul T
Date: 11/22/2016, 8:52 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Codgers communicating (Bill Hamm)

Many of the old designs are really skinny, what are the dimensions?

Yes, there were some pretty skinny boats built in the Arctic. I originally found this design in the back of Eugene Arima's '87 book on Inuit Kayaks in Canada.
The boat, or rather the artifact, was HUGE! 25' 6" long, with a beam of 26 1/2" and recorded as 143 lbs.!!
The historic drawings show a distinct Greenland line to the boat.
I have been creating an offset table from the drawings and will be building to roughly a 70% size - so a boat that is around 17' 8" with a beam of 20", and with touring coaming and a more raised deck.

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Etienne Muller -- 11/1/2016, 5:40 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 11/1/2016, 8:22 am
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Dan Thaler -- 11/1/2016, 8:52 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/3/2016, 4:03 am
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Bob Brownie -- 11/17/2016, 11:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2016, 7:31 am
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jaybabina -- 11/19/2016, 8:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/20/2016, 10:39 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 11/20/2016, 11:45 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 11/19/2016, 11:04 am
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Charles Robinson -- 11/20/2016, 9:21 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 11/20/2016, 2:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/22/2016, 12:18 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 11/22/2016, 11:07 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/22/2016, 11:23 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/22/2016, 2:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2016, 12:48 am
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ddaniels -- 11/26/2016, 4:50 pm
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Paul D -- 11/4/2016, 10:27 pm
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Paul T -- 11/21/2016, 9:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/22/2016, 12:15 am
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Paul T -- 11/22/2016, 8:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2016, 12:55 am
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Paul T -- 11/23/2016, 8:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2016, 12:53 am