From: "James Mitchell" <mariner@seanet.com>
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Subject: Re: baidarka ouchie?
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 15:20:02 -0700
Hadn't thought of it that way... same amount of material, but all in one
chine. Have also noticed that the rib spacing on the King Island and
Nunivak boats was at least half again wider than we are doing today... but I
would need to check that. Will be in Juneau in a couple weeks.
----- Original Message -----
From: wolfgang brinck <nativewater@yahoo.com>
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: baidarka ouchie?
--- James Mitchell <mariner@seanet.com> wrote:
> I don't recall ever
> seeing a flexible Greenland boat, although I haven't
> really paid much
> attention to them. Are they in fact more rigidly
> built (less flex designed
> into the hull) than the traditional Aleut designs?
>
Greenland boats have deeper gunwales than the Aleut.
That and the fact that the gunwales are rigidly joined
to each other as well as the stem and stern pieces at
the ends, along with stouter ribs make for a stiffer
boat.
The Aleut boats have the same amount of stringer stock
as the Greenland boats, but spread out over 4
stringers on a side instead of just one in the
Greenland boat. Again, this makes for greater
stiffness.
Wolfgang
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