Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 01:31:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: "H. Paul Jacobson" <hpj3@u.washington.edu>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: Skin kayaks- newbee
In-Reply-To: <l03010d09b05df5f2254f@[205.216.99.37]>
On Sun, 5 Oct 1997, Craig O'Donnell wrote:
> I'm sure you'll get many answers and I won't duplicate 'em if I can avoid
> it. However I have a real "thing" about paddle boats, or paddle-sail boats
> in the 12-ft vicinity, so ...
>
> Check my website (Cheap Pages, below) for information on a bamboo-frame,
> canvas-covered kayak (actually, sort of a shorty-shorty umiak, but F Nansen
> could paddle traditional Greenland kayaks well so I won't argue with his
> term).....
And speaking of umiaks, I'd recommend looking at Skip Snaith's new book:
Umiak, An Illustrated Guide
http://cronus.rockisland.com/~kyak/ubook.html
(it is subtitled #1 in a 3 part "Contemporary Skin Boat Building Series")
Seattle area shops (Wooden Boat, NW Outdoor...) have started to carry it.
Paul Jacobson