tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post7329126988919971330..comments2024-01-06T02:36:25.904-08:00Comments on Skinboat Journal: Aleut Cockpit SizeWolfgang Brinckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314364206955412017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-50550066959829808592011-05-07T09:07:30.604-07:002011-05-07T09:07:30.604-07:00good points, Chris. on the one hand, if you want ...good points, Chris. on the one hand, if you want to build a replica and call it a baidarka or whatever, there's only so far you can go with your mods and still call it that, but on the other hand, once you've figured out what a replica is good at, invariably, you may want to make changes for the environment that you are in. <br />re the facebook group, iQya-x Mike Livingston, moderator.Wolfgang Brinckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314364206955412017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-81794493944005824492011-05-07T00:04:41.491-07:002011-05-07T00:04:41.491-07:00Can I ask which Facebook group?
I'm always a ...Can I ask which Facebook group?<br /><br />I'm always a little suspicious of the die-hard replica crowd: we know that the original boats were custom fitted to a particular paddler, who was almost certainly shorter, stockier, and in the case of the Aleuts more skilled, than any of us. So a replica isn't actually providing a "replica" paddling experience, is it?Chrishttp://leftofthesettingsun.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com