Paul Raymond wrote: > > OK, thanks, this actually answered some questions I didn't just come out and > ask. I don't have a Nautiraid. I'm building a kayak from Blandford plans but > substituted aluminum channel for a connector joint which would normally be a > five inch length of wood with a brass strap in the middle. Nautiraid does use brass channels. Basically they form the hinges (the boats have great amounts of pieces that come pre-connected with the pre-connected long pieces containing brass channels. They are also use to hold together the keel and side stringers but not in contact with crossribs. > > The stringers and gunwales are in place, but I haven't completed what little > connections that its supposed to have. The stringers like to pop out of the > grooves, so I suppose maybe I'll try the tab idea. Stringers pop out of lots of folding kayak crossribs. Even sometimes in Feathercrafts and now the new aluminum Klepper the Alulite. Use pieces of continuos velcro or wire ties for any errant popping out stringers. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jun 22 2000 - 17:55:14 PDT
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