Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:21:15 -0500
From: "Carl R. Jerls" <carlrjerls@home.com>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Design for a "river" baidarka?? & How to cartop a skin boat?
Cradles, foam or otherwise. I have had the best and have returned to foam
blocks from REI etc. Many supply catalogs have them.
Patrick Pierquet wrote:
> I'm nearly finished with my first skin boat(an adaptation of the
> "Rob Roy" kayak/decked canoe), and would like to build a baidarka as my
> next boat. However, I'm wondering about some design specifics...I will
> be using these boats primarily on medium/large rivers(with a few small
> rapids), NOT on lakes, oceans etc. Concerning the tailpiece on the
> traditional baidarka....as I understand it, this was developed to "push"
> the boat in following seas.....wouldn't this tend to make the baidarka
> harder to control when paddled on rivers, with their constant currents?
> Has anyone had experience with this, and can you comment?
>
> Also, how do you carry your skin boat on a cartop? How do you
> avoid "creasing" the skin where the boat rests on the crossbars? Any
> suggestions here?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> - Patrick Pierquet
> ppierquet@teltech.com