Well I finished the Kayak to the point where I tried it out yesterday. It is way too tippy for my taste. I've seen Kayaks for sale with 19-20 beams, so I don't know for sure what the problem is. I think I built too much rocker, so with my weight, it doesn't settle properly. But I built the sides very low, so more weight would drag it down too far. I added some material around the cockpit to make it sort of have a tumblehome, and put a coaming on the flat rear deck - all to keep water out. I'm trying different seats - to get the COG low enough for it to handle, but still be comfortable in. On Sunday a church group is coming so I will get to try it for an extended trip, if I've got the guts.
It was a good experiment, but my next one will be from plans so I don't have to worry about stability.
Pics on PhotoStream - see previous links.
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