Comments for Fishing Kayaks Design http://micronautical.com Fishing Kayak Design - Choosing The Best Fishing Kayaks Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:11:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on DIY Kayak Design by Berny Emm http://micronautical.com/diy-kayak-design/#comment-164 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:11:52 +0000 http://micronautical.com/?page_id=82#comment-164 Excellent photos John. I like the external gunwales.

]]> Comment on DIY Kayak Design by fishing kayaks design http://micronautical.com/diy-kayak-design/#comment-162 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:33:52 +0000 http://micronautical.com/?page_id=82#comment-162 Here are more pictures that John sent me for uploading:

view of wooden catamaran fishing kayak

close up view of wooden catamaran fishing kayak

Under view of wooden catamaran fishing kayak

Says John: -”…I can’t stand the traditional recreational kayak, and I don’t think other folks like them much, either, after they spend some time trying to fish out of one.
Attached are some pictures from the wooden W boat project. I’m not going to work on another one in the forseeable future; I’m working on developing my skin on frame skills.
I’ll be checking back periodically to see how things are going…
John Forney”

]]> Comment on DIY Kayak Design by fishing kayaks design http://micronautical.com/diy-kayak-design/#comment-158 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:24:19 +0000 http://micronautical.com/?page_id=82#comment-158 Berny,
The W500 saddle is 12.5″ wide at its bottom, and it tapers in its upper part, for more comfort in sitting / standing. The very top of the W500 saddle is less than 10″ wide, and the edges are rounded, which is easy to achieve in plastic, and probably harder in wood :)

]]> Comment on DIY Kayak Design by Berny Emm http://micronautical.com/diy-kayak-design/#comment-156 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:24:52 +0000 http://micronautical.com/?page_id=82#comment-156 Thanks John. I’m just revising my design. Hulls will now be 10 inch wide by 16 inch high and the seat 10 inches wide positioned on the top between the hulls.

]]> Comment on DIY Kayak Design by fishing kayaks design http://micronautical.com/diy-kayak-design/#comment-155 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:50:29 +0000 http://micronautical.com/?page_id=82#comment-155 Hi John,
Increased wetted area is largely compensated by the dramatic reduction in beam width, I.E. Residual Resistance (Rr), which becomes the dominant factor as speed goes up.
See kayak speed >>
Catamarans are heavier than comparable mono hulls, but this factor is overrated in such tiny boats, where the passengers’ weight is several times the boat’s weight.
For example: A kayak weighing 70 lbs and carrying a 200 lbs passenger (total 270 lbs) weighs just 2.7% more than a kayak weighing 63 lbs carrying the same passenger (total 260 lbs).

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