I made a SOF modeled on the Mariner, inspired by the big chines at and behind the hips. It's a really good boat. On Feb 23, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Craig Jungers wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > >> >> I think the Express would make a nice stripper kayak; and, in keeping with >> the original design intent, one could forgo the hatch install, thereby >> keeping the natural beauty of the wood flow. Have to think on that one. >> Maybe you will get an email from me one day about using the hull profile... >> > > Interestingly enough, Brian Schulz at Cape Falcon Kayaks, designed and built > a boat very similar to an Express in SOF while Pam and I were doing our F-1s > in Oregon. He calls it his LPB (long pointy boat) and you can see it on his > web site (http://www.capefalconkayak.com/lpb.html). While Brian was setting > the lines for this boat he didn't have an Express handy so he used my > Mariner II to determine the chine shape and the flow into the bow and stern. > I didn't get a chance to paddle it but it seemed to me to be a nice boat and > the new owner (who did a lot of the building during that week) seemed very > happy with it. *************************************************************************** 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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