From: Julio MacWilliams <juliom@cisco.com>
Message-Id: <199705281810.LAA16094@monarch.cisco.com>
Subject: Re: Stimson Marine Spoondrifter
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 11:10:31 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <338C5D5A.6276@concentric.net> from "Brian Schroeder" at May 28, 97 09:29:14 am
I bought the plans for it but decided not to build it because they
made a very complicated aproach to the wood frame compared to that
of a greenland boat or a baidarka. It is based on gluing many
pieces of wood together and I am not going to put up anymore
with glue hardening times.
The lines are excellent, and it looks like a very good boat for
waves and choppy seas. My prediction is that it also tracks well.
When I called them to ask for a kit I found out that the delivery
time is almost half a year, as they are very busy doing other things.
Let me know how it goes if you decide to build it.
- Julio
>
> I am new to this group, so I hope this is an apprpriate question. Has
> anyone built, seen or paddled a Stimson Marine Spoondrift design?
>
> You can find it at the following site:
>
> http://www.by-the-sea.com/stimsonmarine/smskin.html#spoona
>
> Any comments about the design, construction, theoretical paddling
> characteristics, etc. would be welcomed. I think what appeals to me
> about them is that they appear to have a steeply pitching deck near the
> cockpit (ie lower shear) that would prevent the "knuckle banging"
> syndrome that some higher boats can have (along with a wetter ride, I'm
> sure).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian Schroeder
>
>