On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:42:33 -0400, "Darryl Johnson" <Darryl.Johnson_at_sympatico.ca> said: > But there seems to be a fairly limited range of variables involved in > building a kayak, so that they will tend to resemble each other. And, > it seems to me, there is a certain inertia in the marketplace that > almost dictates that a kayak must look like other kayaks to gain any > foothold in the market. > > As an example, there were some reviews of a kayak in the past year or > two (my memory isn't what I'd like it to be) which has sides that > curved inward in the middle of the boat. This, to me, was a new > variation in boat design, but it seems to have disappeared from view. > I have seen nor heard nothing in many months about this design. > Perhaps it was an ill-conceived design from the performance point of > view and has justly been tried and sentenced. Until I read otherwise > though, I will hold my suspicion that people didn't buy it because it > looked *too* different. The boats you are thinking of are from Warren Light Craft http://www.warrenlightcraft.com/ The boat designer/builder spent many years as a multi-hull sailboat designer. He's used to going against tradition ;-) The paint jobs on his boats are amazing. I'm not sure if I ever want to see the customer who goes for the "we can match the color of the kayak to your vehicle".... A year or two I got a tour of his manufacturing. It's an interesting process of vacuum bagging in an oven. Kirk -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 13 2009 - 09:27:21 PDT
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