Doug and All, I've seen terrible imperfections in many popular manufactured kayaks. As a small example, the Wilderness Systems Arctic Hawk and Kajak Sport Millennium that I once owned both had a hooked keel at the bow. I've seen a Current Designs Andromeda that did too. I've seen a lot of manufactured kayaks with unfair lines and unevenness. Not to mention that most designs weathercock terribly without a skeg or rudder. I figured why should I buy more screwed up kayaks, when I could design and build my own screwed up kayak, and I actually came out with one that's not too shabby. Duane Strosaker Southern California www.rollordrown.com Doug Lloyd <dalloyd_at_telus.net> wrote: <Snip> My work mate and I got talking about wooden boats, and I got the usual question about why I hadn't built a wooden boat yet. It's probably because I can't handle imperfection in my woodworking, and I know my first boat probably will not come out absolutely perfect.<snip> *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Aug 07 2004 - 13:27:36 PDT
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