[SClay115]

I'm not saying I think the SOT's are more stable or more sea worthy, in fact, from what I've read, the sit ins are more stable. However, during my research in kayaks, I stumbled upon those Native Ultimates, the ones with the trick dihedral hulls. Amazingly stable, lots of storage, but if you fill it with water from swamping it, it barely floats. Making it near impossible to recover if you are in deep water without another boat.

So while you are much less likely to run into a situation like that with a sit in, if you do, and you don't have the added flotation, and are in water that is too deep to stand in, you have a tough swim/pull back to shallow water. I don't think that would deter most people, since I for one fish mostly water that is less than a few feet deep, so recovery would just be muddy and inconvenient.

With that said, I can't wait to see how this A10 comes out. Gives me ideas for when I get one of my own to tear into.

Steve

 

[Amsoil_Man]

I for one fish mostly water that is less than a few feet deep, so recovery would just be muddy and inconvenient.

Haha, I hear that.

Thanks for tuning in, its pretty cool knowing you've got an audience.

Two more days though.... I'm getting bored waiting :-/

I can wait

 

[Amsoil_Man]

Its beginning to look a lot like christmas, Haha guess who showed up?

Its all here!... except the cup holders.

Going to the hardward store shortly, Going to mount everything up snug and hopefully going to take her for a test drive today Woohoooo! Finally this day has arrived. How sweet it is!

 

[Amsoil_Man]

So last night I started working on the Kayak and mounted all the Pad eye mounts. Everything fit perfectly as clockwork. I was right on the money with the bungee cord purchase. I got 13' and used everything but 4" of it:

 

[Amsoil_Man]

Had to used the roto-zip on the kayak -- My geometry teacher would be proud. Again, everything aligned perfectly. Check it out:

Have to say I slept pretty nicely with paddling dreams in my head.

 

[Amsoil_Man]

Today I received my recessed cup holders after work. Whipped out the roto-zip again and drilled some holes:

I dont want to admit im comming to an end of the build, hopefully I can think of something else to install or build. Any ideas?

Thanks for wacthing

-Nutkins.

 

[SClay115]

Looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. The formed in recesses in the hull, the ones you put the black cup holders into, were they meant to be cup holders in the first place? And you just wanted them deeper?

 

[Amsoil_Man]

The formed in recesses in the hull, the ones you put the black cup holders into, were they meant to be cup holders in the first place? And you just wanted them deeper?

Yeah, orginally I thought if I put a can inside it would be way to loose so I decided on the slimmer versions. I wasn't thinking about it but if I just put a coozie on my can it would fit in the original hole. I have both to choose from now.

Thanks for the comments.

-Nutkins.

 

[Recidivists]

Did you ever put the graphics on the front?