Re: baidarka Phil's phat boat

Subject: Re: baidarka Phil's phat boat
From: Phil Sharp (srelt@msn.com)
Date: Fri Dec 08 2000 - 22:36:05 EST

I am not dumb. but I lack a lot of building experience since I have only built
one baidarka. thaks for the reassurance.

Phil Sharp

SeaCaller

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Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 11:32 AM

Subject: baidarka Phil's phat boat

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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