Subject: Re: [baidarka] Aleut Culture Camp
From: Mitchell James (redcedar1@mac.com)
Date: Fri Apr 07 2006 - 15:54:19 EDT
Aah, yeah, if it is the one I think, know them. Inboard? Some also
use Z drive. Every fishing village I have been in had the exact same
boat. They plane nicely, but also make a really stable work platform.
Similar in some ways to a large workhorse version of our Boston
Whaler hull design.
On Apr 7, 2006, at 10:05 AM, Michael Daly wrote:
> On 7 Apr 2006 at 9:17, Mitchell James wrote:
>
>> Is the
>> boat a planked construction with upswept bow and stern, squared
>> transom?
>
> The shape is roughly as you describe, but it was made of fiberglass,
> I think. It was about 18' long, all white. It was almost 15 years
> ago that I visited there.
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