Sea Kayakers, My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg Duane Southern California *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
What's the block coefficient on that thing, Duane? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Strosaker" <strosaker_at_yahoo.com> > My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: > http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Duane, I can see the fine form of that boat trying to get out. All you have to do is remove a little material in the right places to finish the job. Carey *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I can tell this builder is a purist, as there is no rudder on this new kayak design. My other question is how does it perform in whitewater? Bart -----Original Message----- From: Carey Parks Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] New Kayak Design Launched! Duane, I can see the fine form of that boat trying to get out. All you have to do is remove a little material in the right places to finish the job. Carey *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dave Kruger wrote: > What's the block coefficient on that thing, Duane? > > -- > Dave Kruger > Astoria, OR > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Strosaker" <strosaker_at_yahoo.com> > >> My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: >> http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg I guess that you could call that a new, fast build, sit on top design. michael *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I like the boat, but for the paddle I think you could do better than 2x4 you found floating on the beach. On Feb 7, 2005, at 12:24 AM, Duane Strosaker wrote: > > My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: > http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg > Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Nick, I laughed extra hard about the 2x4 comment, because I read the debate you where in about greenlander vs. euro paddles on the Greenland Kayak Forum. That block of foam was just sitting on the beach, and we were all laughing about it, so I took it for a spin. I think the foam floated away from a dock that was under construction. Duane Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com> wrote: I like the boat, but for the paddle I think you could do better than 2x4 you found floating on the beach. On Feb 7, 2005, at 12:24 AM, Duane Strosaker wrote: > > My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: > http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg > Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Duane Strosaker <strosaker_at_yahoo.com> wrote: >My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: >http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg I'd always thought it was a myth that the original kayakers put their old folks out to sea on ice flows when times were tough. At least this codger seems happy to go! Philip *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
How does it surf and roll? Paddled a few kayaks that feel like that one would. Richard Sydney, Australia Duane Strosaker wrote: >Sea Kayakers, > >My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: >http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg > >Duane *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:24 PM 2/6/2005 -0800, Duane Strosaker wrote: >Sea Kayakers, > >My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: >http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg In response to an earlier thread about paddling opportunities in El Segundo someone mentioned that the availability of rental my be limited to sit-on-tops but that's not quite what I expected. At first I thought it might be a square ice berg (is it true that 2/3rds of it is underwater) or a giant sugar cube. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Duane, Very cool, but I think you need to work on a custom spray skirt. Jennifer Duane Strosaker wrote: >Sea Kayakers, > >My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: >http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg > >Duane *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Duane Give you 4 grand for it -- no questions asked!!! Jim Tynan Pike Road, Al -----Original Message----- From: Duane Strosaker Subject: [Paddlewise] New Kayak Design Launched! Sea Kayakers, My new kayak design was launched today. See the photo at: http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg Duane *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dave Kruger" <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> asked: >>>>>What's the block coefficient on that thing, Duane?<<<<<< Dave, any fool can see that Duane got it just right, given level trim, both the block and prismatic coefficients came in at a perfect "1". Many kayaks can't come up to even half of that. I'm willing to bet that this is one of the few kayaks that is actually faster with a pronounced stern heavy trim (much like Duane is paddling it in the picture) then when it is at level trim. Duane, do you need someone to do your marketing for you? Give me a try. How about: Square Deal Kayak and Houseboat Float Co. introduces their new "Number One", a flat water sit-on-top anywhere kayak. Finally, a timeless, classic shape in a sea kayak! Who needs a self-righting kayak when our Number One paddles just as good what ever side is up. Amazingly dry ride! Yes, with Number One's freeboard you'll stay well out of the water's reach. Unmatched initial stability! No other kayak even comes close. Fast! Fast! Fast! The winner of many local races. Made from durable, lightweight, and long lasting materials! Recyclable! When you are done with it simply return it to us and we will recycle it for you. Our advanced, perfectly uniform, material is used exclusively throughout Number One's construction. No stress risers in this baby! This tough material, adapted for kayak construction for the first time by Square Deal can absorb tremendous abuse. Your unsinkable Square Deal kayak will never loose its perfect shape no matter how you store it! You get both a wide and narrow kayak in one hull! That's right, it just takes a simple 1/4 rotation (either way--you just can't do it wrong) to make the switch from narrow and faster to wider and more stable or back again. Some who practice can make the switch without even stopping. No other kayak on the market today offers you this kind of versatility in one kayak! No other kayak today is more perfectly symmetrical. No kayak is rated higher in those important design parameters, prismatic and block coefficient. Easy to ship! No "top load only" signs are necessary. We made them stackable, so it is easy to store more than one. At Square Deal our motto is: "we never cut corners". This kayak is truly Number One! Visit our website: http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg Buy yours today at one of these fine dealers. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
on 2/8/05 9:34 PM, Matt Broze at mkayaks_at_oz.net wrote: > At Square Deal our motto is: "we never cut corners". Brilliant! Simply brilliant! Jeff *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Duane, here is the updated marketing proposal for your new design: Square Deal Kayak, Insulation, and Float Co. proudly introduces their new "Number One", a flat water sit-anywhere-on-top kayak. Finally, a timeless, classic shape in a sea kayak! Who needs a self-righting kayak, or awkward rolls and rescues, when our Number One paddles just as well whichever side is upright. Amazingly dry ride! Yes, with Number One's incredible freeboard you'll stay well beyond the water's reach. Unmatched initial stability! No other kayak even comes close. The straightest waterlines in the kayak industry. An unbeatable waterline to over-all length ratio. Square Deal Kayaks scores another perfect "Number One" beating all others in this all important design criteria. See http://www.qcckayaks.com/resources/howlong.asp to compare our perfect 100% with the also-rans.. Fast! Fast! Fast! The winner of several local races (like the one pictured on our website-see below). The truth is, theres just been no real competition for it. Number One is guaranteed to never leak as long as you own it, not even once! You want to talk about safety? Number One is a truly unsinkable kayak! Yes, you read that correctly, you couldnt sink this baby if you tried. Its flotation is bulletproof! Solidly made from a durable, lightweight, long lasting material! Recyclable! When you are done with it simply return it to us and we will recycle it for you at no cost. Youll be proud to know that your unsinkable kayak will continue a functional old age helping support or insulate somebodys home. The advanced, perfectly uniform, material that is used exclusively throughout Number One's Solid-Statetm construction means no stress risers in this baby, ever! This tough material, adapted for kayak construction for the first time by Square Deal can absorb tremendous abuse with hardly a squeak coming out of it. Your unsinkable Square Deal kayak will never loose its perfect shape no matter how you store it! Bonus! You get both a wide and a narrow kayak, all in one single hull! That's right, it just takes a simple 1/4 rotation (either way--you simply can't do it wrong) to make the switch from a narrow and faster kayak to a wider and more stable one, or back again. With some practice you can make this switch without even having to stop your Number One. No other kayak on the market today offers you this kind of versatility all in one kayak! No other kayak made today is built more perfectly symmetrical. No kayak scores higher in those important design parameters, the prismatic and block coefficient. Easy and safe to ship! With these babies Solid-State"tm construction no "top load only" signs are ever necessary. Outfitters take note; we made them stackable, so it is easy to store and ship just one or a whole dozen. At Square Deal our motto is: "we never cut corners". Compared to our leak-proof "Solid State" cast Number One kayaks, any extruded Number Twos are just, well, Number Twos. Visit our website at: http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg Buy yours today at any one of these fine kayak dealers: God's Own Kayaks, Inc Rollover, Sink, and Die Kayaks Walk-On-Water Kayaks, and Young Boys Home Roll Your Own Kayaks Fundemented Kayaks, Inc. Strait and Narrows Kayaks Matt Broze *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Matt, Your career progression is nothing short of amazing. Designing, manufacturing, and marketing Mariner Kayaks while running a retail operation - then marketing of Square Deal Kayaks. What's next-----used car salesman or lawyer?? Steve Holtzman *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
A friend, Dr. Paddle, also said: "Don't fail to mention that the optional day hatch provides excellent insulated storage to keep your BCU Hot Beverage (tm) hot or your cold beer cold." Duane Matt Broze <mkayaks_at_oz.net> wrote: Duane, here is the updated marketing proposal for your new design: Square Deal Kayak, Insulation, and Float Co. proudly introduces their new "Number One", a flat water sit-anywhere-on-top kayak. Finally, a timeless, classic shape in a sea kayak! Who needs a self-righting kayak, or awkward rolls and rescues, when our Number One paddles just as well whichever side is upright. Amazingly dry ride! Yes, with Number One's incredible freeboard you'll stay well beyond the water's reach. Unmatched initial stability! No other kayak even comes close. The straightest waterlines in the kayak industry. An unbeatable waterline to over-all length ratio. Square Deal Kayaks scores another perfect "Number One" beating all others in this all important design criteria. See http://www.qcckayaks.com/resources/howlong.asp to compare our perfect 100% with the also-rans.. Fast! Fast! Fast! The winner of several local races (like the one pictured on our website-see below). The truth is, theres just been no real competition for it. Number One is guaranteed to never leak as long as you own it, not even once! You want to talk about safety? Number One is a truly unsinkable kayak! Yes, you read that correctly, you couldnt sink this baby if you tried. Its flotation is bulletproof! Solidly made from a durable, lightweight, long lasting material! Recyclable! When you are done with it simply return it to us and we will recycle it for you at no cost. Youll be proud to know that your unsinkable kayak will continue a functional old age helping support or insulate somebodys home. The advanced, perfectly uniform, material that is used exclusively throughout Number One's Solid-Statetm construction means no stress risers in this baby, ever! This tough material, adapted for kayak construction for the first time by Square Deal can absorb tremendous abuse with hardly a squeak coming out of it. Your unsinkable Square Deal kayak will never loose its perfect shape no matter how you store it! Bonus! You get both a wide and a narrow kayak, all in one single hull! That's right, it just takes a simple 1/4 rotation (either way--you simply can't do it wrong) to make the switch from a narrow and faster kayak to a wider and more stable one, or back again. With some practice you can make this switch without even having to stop your Number One. No other kayak on the market today offers you this kind of versatility all in one kayak! No other kayak made today is built more perfectly symmetrical. No kayak scores higher in those important design parameters, the prismatic and block coefficient. Easy and safe to ship! With these babies Solid-State"tm construction no "top load only" signs are ever necessary. Outfitters take note; we made them stackable, so it is easy to store and ship just one or a whole dozen. At Square Deal our motto is: "we never cut corners". Compared to our leak-proof "Solid State" cast Number One kayaks, any extruded Number Twos are just, well, Number Twos. Visit our website at: http://www.rollordrown.com/images/foamK.jpg Buy yours today at any one of these fine kayak dealers: God's Own Kayaks, Inc Rollover, Sink, and Die Kayaks Walk-On-Water Kayaks, and Young Boys Home Roll Your Own Kayaks Fundemented Kayaks, Inc. Strait and Narrows Kayaks Matt Broze *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I want to order one. Should be great camouflage while paddling amoung the ice bergs up here. Bob *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Oh, now I get it. This has all been a big joke. I thought you _really_ were launching a new kayak, given you usually carve your kayak seats from a big block of foam. I figured you were starting with the foam first (form follows foam) for the seat, though I have to admit I remember thinking when I saw the size of the foam block, "My, those Californians are a wasteful bunch!" :-) Doug Lloyd Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:12:37 -0800 (PST) From: Duane Strosaker <strosaker_at_yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Marketing-New Kayak Design Launched! A friend, Dr. Paddle, also said: "Don't fail to mention that the optional day hatch provides excellent insulated storage to keep your BCU Hot Beverage (tm) hot or your cold beer cold." *************************************************************************** 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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