Melissa Reese wrote: > > John Fereira built a North Bay, and seems quite happy with > it...perhaps he'll comment. I was originally interested in building a > North Bay, but since I haven't had a chance to paddle one yet, I > decided to start with a boat I'm familiar with, and know that I > already like. > My North Bay would have been a MUCH nicer boat if I had placed the cockpit 4-5 inches aft and didn't concern myself with the unnecessary weighty reinforcement. weathercocks badly and requires more effort than it should to get it up to hull speed. I am considering sawing off the deck and doing some extensive modifications. -- gabriel l romeu ø http://studiofurniture.com ø ø http://journalphoto.org ø ø http://kayakoutfitting.org ø ø http://kayaknavigation.com ø *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 19 2002 - 18:10:34 PDT
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