Subject: Re: [baidarka] New boat photos, and seat question
From: David Stickney (dstickney@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Oct 26 2001 - 10:27:30 EDT
Gina--
Nice pics and even nicer boat! Was hoping you might detail which parts of
the boat are made from which woods...?
David
on 10/24/01 1:26 PM, Cicotello, Gina at GCicotello@finsys.com wrote:
> (Aaah, ain't it good to see a new thread starting...)
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> No official launch yet, but let me introduce another new boat to the scene.
>
> Photos at http://photos.yahoo.com/gcicotello (mostly construction pics)
> Apologies for the few fuzzy shots, my little PHD camera doesn't do close-ups
> very well.
>
> I built her with Bruce Lemon in Seneca Lake NY, the last week in September
> 2001. Remember, I was the one trying to track him down awhile back. Bruce
> is alive and well, living in a gorgeous waterfront spot in the Adirondacks,
> and teaching on an individual basis only. I had a spectacular week up
> there, and we worked fast enough to allow me some time for bike riding and
> winery hopping.
>
> The boat is 17' long, 22" wide. Standard Bruce Lemon kit of douglas fir,
> white oak, yellow pine, and spruce. I've finished the gazillion coats of
> Dura-Tuff and it looks beautiful; all it needs is some deck rigging (holes
> were pre-drilled in the gunwales, just have to get cord) and the seating
> arrangement.
>
> Speaking of working out my seating arrangement...
>
> Bruce showed me one of his boats with a seat I'd like to duplicate, but can't
> find. The seat was very thin (1/4" thick, if that) and small, basically
> a layer of foam covered in nylon, with straps attached. Low profile in the
> back to allow rolling, but unlike the typical back straps it extended down
> under the paddler's butt for a little extra motion stability and cushioning.
>
> Anyone know what this seat is, and if it's commercially available? I could
> try sewing one myself, but buying it might get me launched quicker.
>
> Interesting - He had actually cut two holes in the bottom of the seat, under
> the paddler's sit-bones. It got you slightly lower in the cockpit, and
> allowed a bracing point. Very comfortable. I've seen many rowing seats (even
> hard wooden ones) made that way.
>
> The seat was placed over a flat, thin, closed-cell foam pad that covered the
> floor boards all the way forward to underneath the paddler's feet. That
> piece I can scrounge or make with no problem.
>
> Comments, suggestions welcomed!
> - Gina
>
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