G'Day Tom, Rob, Bill, Tony and Chris, Thanks for all the feedback on homemade folding kayaks! For sheer elegance and craftsmanship it would be hard to go past Tom's page. His designs are probably a bit ambitious for my friends at the moment, but maybe later on! However, all the posts gave me a feel for key words and I found two boats which look ideal. One was the historical design by Jeth Rathburn - it doesn't really look like a kayak but seems well suited for its purpose; paddling quiet water in a cheap simple, portable boat. And at $20 material cost!! The second was designed by Jim Heter and is called a PakYak. It looks more like a kayak and has a truly elegant folding frame albeit a somewhat wrinkly skin, material costs about $200 and weighs 20to 30lbs with paddles. So thanks again, All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 10 2003 - 01:25:38 PST
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