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goodbasil
07-12-2009, 03:19 PM
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/boa/1266215910.html
Concordia...41
07-12-2009, 04:04 PM
Well, in what seems to be the law of Craig's List, that would certainly fit the bill but is too far away... :(
goodbasil
07-12-2009, 05:31 PM
Fly up here, paddle down to the Panama Cannel, (downwind all the way,) hang a left, then another half-left. And your home. It's easy.
DGentry
07-12-2009, 06:13 PM
Well, in what seems to be the law of Craig's List, that would certainly fit the bill but is too far away... :(

Piffle, make your own! $150 in materials and two weeks of part time effort and you can have a great boat. Check Tom Yost's wbsite for lots of free designs and complete building instructions. I heartily recommend the Sea Rider (much more stable than you might think). http://yostwerks.com/WoodSOFMain.html

Here's a pic of my very similar boat, built cheap and fast.

Just do it!, as they say.

Dave Gentry

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/alias1719/HPIM2929.jpg
Fitz
07-12-2009, 06:55 PM
Dave:

Just curious. I have big feet (size 13). Will they fit in one of those??

Fitz.
Yeadon
07-12-2009, 06:58 PM
Build to fit, man, build to fit. That's the magic of skin on frame.
Cuyahoga Chuck
07-12-2009, 07:10 PM
Dave:

Just curious. I have big feet (size 13). Will they fit in one of those??

Fitz.
Can you spell anthropomorphic? Well, neither can the Inuits but that's how they size their kayaks. Your body parts determine the dimensions of your boat. Their system has a lot of variability and there should be a way to get a boat that will accept your big puppies.
The Inuit method is explained in "Building Skin on Frame Boats" by Robert Morris.

"Spend a buck and live a little."
DGentry
07-12-2009, 07:41 PM
Dave:

Just curious. I have big feet (size 13). Will they fit in one of those??

Fitz.

Sure! Build to suit, as mentioned (I raised the front end of the cockpit on that one), or build one of Tom's many larger designs. All his aluminum framed folding kayak designs can also be built - cheaper, lighter and quicker - as non folding wooden framed boats.

Really, this is the quickest and cheapest way to build a great boat!

Dave