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CONSTRUCTION
METHODS
Different
methods
of
construction
are
more
or
less
suitable
for
-
different
hull
shapes - skill levels - available time -
accessibility to materials - cost
involved - additional benches and
equipment needed - etc.....
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NORTH
STAR
PERFORMANCE
REVIEW
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REVIEWING
KAYAKS
Most
of us only have so many boats in our
futures, so design choice needs careful
consideration.
As home builders we are fortunate, in that
most of the good designers out there have
enough variety in their selections that
they are able to steer us appropriately in
our choices....
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DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS
-
SEA KAYAKS
Some
thoughts
on
design.
If
you
are
about
to
spend
months
building
a
boat
you
want
to
choose
the
right
one.
Consider where you will use it and
consider your size and weight. See below
about volume.......
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CONSIDERING SKEGS
SKEG GALLERY
Home
made kayak skeg construction
SKEG PLAN FULL SIZE
SKEG GALLERY
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SEA KAYAK
CAPSIZE
AN ANECDOTE
Oneparticular
capsizing experience comes to mind, I recall it
now with bemusement but I remember being annoying
at the time.
I was out
with a friend who is a very occasional (once or
twice a year) paddler, but otherwise a fit enough
guy who is a keen hiker. He was in one of my
boats, (a.......
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MY
THOUGHTS ON
SEA
KAYAKING WITH
BEGINNERS
In the past thirty
years or so I have undertaken scores of
expeditions with people who want to get an
afternoon on the water, People who
are not confident on their own and just
want to see the local environment from a
different perspective. These outings are
usually with either one or two people, usually
total
novices......
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