Subject: Re: [baidarka] Putz Double
From: Mark Haller-Wade (digidog@frazmtn.com)
Date: Thu May 20 2004 - 00:25:09 EDT
Thanks Peter, I'll look into it.
Mark.
On Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at 09:29 AM, Peter Chopelas wrote:
>> has anyone out there built and
>> used the Putz Walrus 18.5' boat? My family is growing and I'd feel
>> more at ease paddling an open cockpit design with the children.
>
> I rebuilt one of these in high school. It is not a bad for your
> intended
> purpose, the sides are a bit high and the stablity is not as good for a
> family boat (unless you have cargo packed low in it). I think using
> an
> Aleut double (or triple?) hull as found on David Zimmerly's site
> [www.arctickayaks.com] would yeild a better performing hull. If you
> do not
> like the round cockpits you can always alter it to have one large
> oblong
> coaming. I considered this for a famil boat myself, but eventually
> just
> built every one their own single.
>
> Peter
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