Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:11:25 -0500
From: Gardner Congdon <congdorg@bc.edu>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: baidarka Kayakcat?
About five years ago or so I remember seeing an amas (I think) setup in
an ad for Pygmy Kayaks. Small boat attached to larger as you describe below.
-Gardner Congdon
Kirk Olsen wrote:
>
> On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 ewa@gis.net wrote:
>
> > I'm wondering if with all the quixotic(sp) minds it seems that
> > attend here, someone might have leads/ideas/observations on a
> > combination kayak catamaran.?
>
> Verlene Kruger and his son had a catamaran "option" for their canoes
> when they paddled around a lot of North America. I believe their system
> wasn't much more complicated than a pair of cross members linking the
> canoes.
>
> > I've heard of tryak but more interested in catamaran configuration.
> > Essentially youd have two kyaks that could be used seperatly or
> > joined . Enginnering the ama crossmembers would be tricky i suppose.
> > Wharram has used flexible lashings might be a solution.
>
> It's an idea I'm very interested in as I've been planning to build a
> small kayak for my son and use his kayak as an amas for my boat so
> that he can come along and not have to paddle. When he does want to
> paddle I could set him free for a while.
>
> kirk
-- Gardner Congdon Assistant Director, Program Development Office of Research Administration Boston College (617)552-2248 gardner.congdon@bc.edu