Subject: baidarka Phil's phat boat
From: kyak@rockisland.com
Date: Fri Dec 08 2000 - 11:21:18 EST
The whole "long/narrow" thing is vastly over-rated unless speed is your only
desire. as long as you watch deck geometry (rim height (from keel), size
etc) you can go out to 24-27, probably even 28 inches and still have a boat
that is not difficult to double paddle. At 15' x 25" you have lots of
stability & respectable overall weight As for "big cockpits" they sure are
comfortable! Hazardous? That's what spray decks are for.
It sounds as if you know what you want, so I say go for it.
you wrote:
>I am still wrestling with the design of that main station. Having paddled
>only wide Folbots, I am not too worried about it being a hard boat to paddle
>even if I make it 24 or even 28 inches. That is still much better than 34"!
>It may be sluggish to many here, but so much easier than what I have done. It
>could then be about 15 to 17 feet long by 24 to 28 inches wide, provide a
>wide, long cockpit so fishing gear could be easily used, and still be rather
>light (my 17 footer I am using weighs 62 lbs empty). It isn't going to be a
>speed demon and it won't be as easy to use as the baidarka designs can be. A
>native of years ago would gag looking at it. All that aside, it would do its
>job admirably I think, and that is exactly what the originals did too.
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