Subject: Re: baidarka Skene article
From: Mike Hanks (m_hanks@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 04 2000 - 20:28:11 EDT
Bram,
Thanks, this information will be helpful on the modified Skene/Putz kayak
that I am building. Did you find that the kayak weathercocked much using
these dimensions? The Putz version weathercocks severely compared to my
Arctic Tern, which has much more freeboard.
Mike
>From: Bram van der Sluys <bvdsluys@direct.ca>
>Reply-To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
>To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
>Subject: Re: baidarka Skene article
>Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 13:00:53 -0700
>
>Skene Kayak Principal Dimensions:
>LOA = 17'-0" = 5182 mm
>BOA = 19.25" = 489
>Flare = 3/4" = 19
>Bow .5A = 8.25 Deg (bow angle from centerline)
>Stern .5A = 8.00 Deg (stern angle from centerline)
>Depth = 9 1/2" = 241 (at front of coaming)
>Bow height = 15" = 381
>Stern height = 13.5" = 343
>Rocker = 5/8" = 16
>Deadrise = 1.5" = 38
>Side height = 5" = 127 (shear to chine, amidships)
>Chine width = 17.75" = 451
>Stem angle = 30 Deg
>Sternpost angle = 35 Deg
>Flare angle = 8.5 Deg
>Dead rise angle = 9.5 Deg
>Dist to coaming = 8'- 4 5/8" = 2556 (from bow to front)
>Dist to coaming = 9'- 9 1/4" = 2979 (from bow to rear)
>Coaming width = 16 5/8" = 423
>Maximum widths appears to be at roughly .54 x LOA = 9'-3" (2820mm)
>Seating position is roughly at 9'-4" (2855mm)
>
>In some eyes the above may seem to be incomplete, but these are the
>dimensions I derived and later modified to build my kayaks.
>
>At 08:34 AM 7/4/00 -8:00, you wrote:
> >I would be interested - George Privett, Whitehorse, Yukon
> >
> >> I have through carefull measuring and scaling of the Skene outline
>shown in
> >> Putz's book, a list of all primary dimensions. Offsets I don't have.
> >>
> >> If anyone is interested in the numbers please let me know and I will
>post
>them.
> >>
> >> Bram -- Bram van der Sluys <bvdsluys@direct.ca>
> >
> >
> >
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