FoldingBoats_at_aol.com wrote: >Admission from a foldingboat guy: > >I built my plywood (Chris Luczicky designed) "Yare" adaptation in three >sections. >Two slanted double 1/2-inch plywood bulkheads, each held together with >four stainless bolts and wingnuts, split the boat into three equal >length sections. The top edges of the bulkheads slant away from the >cockpit, which reduces cockpit volume "ergonomically" (my feet slant >forward and the aft slant fits my lower back to some extent). The only possible disadvantage I can see is that you can't "stand" the take-apart sections on end with slanted bulkheads. Otherwise, I love slanted bulkheads in hardshell kayaks. Shawn Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 09 2002 - 07:43:20 PST
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