Subject: Re: [baidarka] Wood vs. Aluminum
From: Douglas Huft (douglashuft@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Nov 20 2002 - 01:18:47 EST
Oxidation is noticeable but not bad enough to worry about so far. it gets a
little fuzzy in places. As for the tubes bending, only once so far in some
pretty extremely abusive conditions (double in big surf, repaired by
"popping deck back out with a car jack", Avoided repeat by hopefully
slightly better judgement/skill regarding surfing the double in large
breaking surf and by addition of proper floatation).
Douglas Huft
Shields (Ikyak), Dyson Double (Alagulot)- soon to be a triple (Kaukunlott)
and a "play baidarka" (Tshinatak).
- in the works, a short(7'ish) flat bottomed planing hull, hard edged,
squirty S.O.F. surf kayak in the works, you might call it a retrieval
kayak.
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