On 8/3/2010 8:58 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
In ting.com,
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On 7/31/2010 8:46 PM, mmc wrote:
http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/1874022332.html
Some great deals out there..........



The price is right, but the floor isn't flat... -and how well does it row?

The engine is an "extra" for me. It'd be nice to have if I needed it, but
don't think I'd use it much of the time. I don't want to listen to the
noise of an engine all the time I'm moving.
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Not my boat.
Looks like the hull is flat bottomed which would lead to a flat floor.
A flat bottom boat isn't going to track well when rowing, better off with a
shallow v.

Or a couple of nice skegs...


Where I live the lakes tend to have large shallow areas. This boat would
need to be able to float in 3 inches of water with a typical load in it
(~300 lbs, not including the boat).

What I was thinking was to make a bottom that was nearly flat, and then
have a removable skeg that hangs off the transom, like a rudder. That
would be a lot easier to make than the retractable skegs that sea kayaks
have. I wouldn't need the skeg all the time, since you don't need it in
three inches of water anyway.

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I bought a kayak a while back. The kayak is great in some ways, but
not-so-much in others. I have no plans to get rid of it, but I am
desiring an alternate for certain situations.

The reason I considered building a boat at all is because I can't find
anything already made that would do what I wanted.
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