I was recently contacted by LeanMachine with the following:
"I believe I remember that you have built several yaks. We just leased a piece of property with a large marsh and a good creek that goes to the back of property that is about the only way to access it. I'd like to build a yak that would be stable, not overly long, and capable of hauling out a deer or pig. The trip will only be about 1/2 mile or less one way. Do you know of a set of plans that will fit the bill? A stitch and glue would likely be better. I am not intimidated by a strip build but would prefer to avoid the expense building a strong back."
After a few exchanges, he is leaning towards a 14' boat so here is what my preliminary design looks like. I'll do some more tweaking and then do a quick study model from a piece of poster board. If all looks good, I'll work on a set of plans. I'm thinking about offering a crude set of free plans here for anyone interested, and I'll charge some sort of fee for a full blown detailed set of plans once I complete them. LeanMachine will be the guinea pig for this design so I won't charge him for them as I'll want to get feedback from him on how the boat performs once he builds it.
I figured I'd post this here to keep up on my radar since I have so many things going on in my life. Once he has something to build from, maybe he'll take over and post his build on this thread.
"I believe I remember that you have built several yaks. We just leased a piece of property with a large marsh and a good creek that goes to the back of property that is about the only way to access it. I'd like to build a yak that would be stable, not overly long, and capable of hauling out a deer or pig. The trip will only be about 1/2 mile or less one way. Do you know of a set of plans that will fit the bill? A stitch and glue would likely be better. I am not intimidated by a strip build but would prefer to avoid the expense building a strong back."
After a few exchanges, he is leaning towards a 14' boat so here is what my preliminary design looks like. I'll do some more tweaking and then do a quick study model from a piece of poster board. If all looks good, I'll work on a set of plans. I'm thinking about offering a crude set of free plans here for anyone interested, and I'll charge some sort of fee for a full blown detailed set of plans once I complete them. LeanMachine will be the guinea pig for this design so I won't charge him for them as I'll want to get feedback from him on how the boat performs once he builds it.
I figured I'd post this here to keep up on my radar since I have so many things going on in my life. Once he has something to build from, maybe he'll take over and post his build on this thread.
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