Matt said (huge snip): >Doug, why don't you use Robert Livingston's "Bearboat" program to design your own wood-strip kayak? That way if it is successful you can sell the...Robert's program is free and can be downloaded from the "Downloads" page on our website.< Yeah, I phoned Doug Alderson today to see how he lofted his current ply-kayak. He figured I needed a program; so, your post was good timing. I just have to make up my mind if I should go chine hull (don't think I'd go multi-chine, defeats the purpose) in ply, or conversely round-bilge in cedar strip. A play boat or a fast cruiser? That's how I sub-categorize things in my mind. I do think the Mariner kayak line has some good inspiration in them too that meet both above objectives in the same boat, but your boats don't have the "look" I'm looking for, nor the lower forebody I crave aesthetically - and practically for storm paddling. I better download that program before you and your brother retire (the Dynamic Duo of the PNW). Doug Lloyd Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 11 2004 - 22:05:47 PDT
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