on 14/5/07 11:03, Tord Eriksson at tord_at_tord.nu wrote: > the Marine first > tried kayaks were something like Folboats, but they just took too long > time to assemble on deck in pitch darkness so they were replaced > by weird plywood kayaks, of similar size, but with wooden tops and > bottoms, while the sides were canvas. > > In packed form they looked liked packed sheets of plywood, with > canvas inbetween, but it took just seconds to straighten the frames > under the deck and go paddling. As their bottoms were flat I doubt > they were very easy to paddle - and they tended to leak. Anyone have plans for a Cockle Mk II, as used on operation Frankton? While no doubt a horrible thing to paddle, it would make an interesting project, and as two sheets of plywood joined by canvas, it is possibly within my woodworking skill level! Cheers JKA -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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 Mon May 14 2007 - 12:33:15 PDT
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