On 11 Sep 2005 13:16:35 -0700, "Tim" wrote:

unfortunately my legs have caused me issues with my kayaking life
(especially if I want to keep my shoes with me...) and therefore I want
to build myself a cheap canoe for fishing, canoeing & travel - just to
muck about in.

I can't afford to buy my own, but don't mind building my own now the
winter is here. I've seen a couple of cheap canoe plans

http://www.bigdamfish.net/ccanoeM.PDF seems pretty indepth and cheap -
but will it be stable for someone my size for the activities I want to
do, or should I be modfying the length?

Help :- ( preferably from someone who'll stop me from making an
expensive mistake!


Something with a 30 inch beam is not hugely stable but you should not
get into paddler induced roll oscillations either. The cost can be
rather low for this design. I'd give a thumbs up for "give it a
try"!

Brian Whatcott
p.s. I designed a pram - shorter but wider, and much more difficult to
roll - you might look at one or two designs like that - you trade
stability for reduced speed - naturally.