Colin wrote: >>> I reckon that most variations in design have probably already been done before though, true innovations being rare, so all design to some extent is ripping off >>>someone else before you. I agree completely with your assessment of the design issue. There is only so much that can be done with deadrise, rocker, chines, and sheer on these small boats. And, in the thousands of years of trial and error by arctic builders , it's all been done before. We are the recipients of a gift from the past, and the sincerest form of respect is to pay forward to others what we in turn have added to the collective knowledge. My humble designs are in large part based on traditional Aleut and Inuit designs, but with the adaptation of modern materials. I owe much to John Brand, David Zimmerly, Eugene Arima, and Harvey Golden for their painstaking, and generous work in documenting these brilliant kayaks of the past. http://yostwerks.com<http://yostwerks.com/> My design offsets and builders manual are available for free to anyone with an interest in building their own kayaks. These boats are designed as aluminum folders, but can be built as traditional or non-traditional wood non-folders, S&G's or strippers if desired. Lifting a mold from an existing commercial design for commercial reproduction is stealing, but modifying a design to meet your own specific requirements is a complement to the designer of the original. Thanks, Tom *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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