Posted by Kenneth Simpson on Saturday, September 12, 2009,
9-11-09
Today the KAYAK+ center module was completed, and water testing begins next week. The 40 inch module integrates well with the 2 original sections, and produces an 11 foot boat for 2 occupants in tandem. The elongated design has a side benefit of dramatically increasing the water line length, providing an even more efficient hull form. Refer to the KAYAK+ web page for more detail.
Ken
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Dovetail Connectors
Posted by Kenneth Simpson on Monday, September 7, 2009,
9-07-2009
Congratulations on your new website.
I was interested in the idea of a sectional boat and I did a lot of searching on the internet. I found out it was not a new idea and various designs had been tried over the years.
I purchased a set of Toter Duck Boat plans because I was interested in the details of the dovetail connectors. I designed my own boat but I incorporated the dovetail connectors. I did not like the sloppy fit between sections that resulted. So I ripped off the connectors ...
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