Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:21:39 +0100
From: Stefano Moretti <s.moretti@agora.stm.it>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: baidarka Handcrafted Kayaks Kits?
Dean Taylor wrote:
> I would like to buy a baidarka kit. I am interested in a light weight
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> (<40 pounds), usable kayak for a 61 yo male, 5'10" 188 lbs. and a few
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> leg and back and tremor disabilities. I have never build a kayak =
> before. I am not a wood worker. I am persistent. I live on the =
> Chesapeake bay and the use will be coastal and Nantucket.
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> What are these Handcrafted Kayak kits like? How are they to build?
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> is the help line and instructions? How are they to Paddle? Is the =
> company reliable?
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> Should I consider anything else? =20
Consider visiting CLC kayaks in Annapolis. Try one of their boats,
nothing compares to actually paddling a boat before choosing it. See
what their kits look like. This is a valid alternative, although not a
skin-on frame, nor baidarka.
> Stefano