Subject: baidarka Chine angst
From: Phil Ellis (pcoellis@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Oct 29 2000 - 09:07:36 EST
Harvey,
Enjoyed your illuminating comments on seating position in Alaskan kayaks. My
boat is currently constructed with masik and foot brace positions that put
me close to the center of the cockpit when I'm in what I guess you'd call
the "Euro-American Kayak" position. One interesting thing that I've noticed
about seating position is that when my back is against the cockpit coaming
the bow tends to blow off in a breeze (is this unweathercocking?), but it's
pretty neutral when I'm sitting with my knees locked into the masik.
Anyway, what I really want to know about is chine construction in Greenland
boats. After lashing and unlashing the keel on my Disko Bay rep about 6
times I finally got it the way I want it(ended up gorilla-glueing the ends
of the scarfs so I could fair the whole length of the keel at once)and am
ready to lash on the chines. It doesn't look too bad-never mind the fact
that the weight of the shims I'm going to have to use will probably equal
the weight of the whole rest of the frame-but there seems to be two equally
sensible ways to make the chines meet the end ribs squarely. I can either
plane a progressive bevel on the side that rests on the ribs or I can just
twist them to fit. Planing is a lot more work, but twisting them that much
can't be very good for the material. Which method is generally used? Or is
there a third way that I didn't think of? And how come nobody ever mentions
this when they write articles about kayak building?
Incidentally, I asked the guy at the hardware store about the rumor that
Gorilla Glue doesn't contain real gorillas and he claims that it's all a
misunderstanding-it's made BY gorillas, not WITH gorillas (which would be
illegal).
Regards,
Phil
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