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Re: Don't make it too small
By:Rob Macks
Date: 1/23/2002, 9:09 am
In Response To: Re: Don't make it too small (Joe)

: By the way Rob, I am curious, which of your boats has the "ocean
: cockpit" and what is the measurment of space from deck to coaming
: rear and front. What do YOU think of your boat with the ocean cockpit??
: I'd really like to know. Thanks for letting me have input from a full time
: designer/builder of boats I admire.

: Joe

My prototype called "Disco Bay", a West Greenland hard chine kayak has the "Ocean"
size cockpit.

Are you asking how high the coaming is? I make my coamings 1" above the deck and 5/8"
wide at the lip so the gap under the lip to deck is 3/4" high and 1/2" deep. The coaming is
made of hardwood laminations 1/4" thick.

I don't care for the small size of the "Ocean" cockpit.. I like the ease of entry/exit with a larger cockpit.

Rob

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK!
Joe -- 1/22/2002, 3:55 am
What I learned
Joe -- 1/24/2002, 8:25 pm
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Joe -- 1/22/2002, 4:52 pm
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Jon Murray -- 1/22/2002, 5:22 pm
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Brian Nystrom -- 1/22/2002, 5:45 pm
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Jon Murray -- 1/22/2002, 6:01 pm
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/23/2002, 10:28 am
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 9:16 pm
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Joe -- 1/22/2002, 7:27 pm
Don't make it too small
Tom Johansen -- 1/22/2002, 10:28 pm
Re: Don't make it too small
Joe -- 1/22/2002, 10:44 pm
Re: Don't make it too small
Rob Macks -- 1/23/2002, 12:00 am
Re: Don't make it too small
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 1:41 am
Re: Don't make it too small
Rob Macks -- 1/23/2002, 9:09 am
Re: Don't make it too small
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 10:59 am
Re: Don't make it too small
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2002, 1:35 pm
Re: Foredeck/Aft deck height difference
Shawn Baker -- 1/23/2002, 3:12 pm
Re: Foredeck/Aft deck height difference
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 5:15 pm
Man, we gotta get you out paddling!!!
Shawn Baker -- 1/23/2002, 10:58 pm
Re: Man, we gotta get you out paddling!!!
Joe -- 1/24/2002, 10:43 am
Re: Don't make it too small
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 1:11 am
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- 1/22/2002, 5:30 pm
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK
Bob Kelim -- 1/22/2002, 9:02 am
Re: Strip: Really need to know if cockpit Sz.is OK *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/22/2002, 8:52 am