About our designs . . . .
We at Sanghalei Canoe & Kayak Company are continuously searching for
new design concepts and ideas, and we now have the CAD capability to
create our own designs.
Our Misty
For example, we are currently working on a new design concept for
our kayaks that features a concave section to the hull, an extended
keel with a small amount of rocker, and a vertical fine-entry bow and
stern .... with the hull forming a wine-glass configuration near the ends.
We predict that these features will enhance tracking ability, will add
reserve buoyancy at both ends, and will significantly increase speed.
It has been known among boat-hull designers for a very long time ...
dating back to Herreshoff and even before ... that a slight concave
section in the hull beginning just before midships and extending into
the aft section significantly increases hull speed. It was not really
known why ... it has been theorized that the concave shape creates a
'low pressure area' with the water ... or that it somehow allows the
water 'to pass more easily' ... but whatever the reason, it works !!
Concave sections are now popular with the most up-to-date surfboard
shapers.
But the concave section enhances more than just speed ... it also
significantly increases stability ... both initial and secondary. First, the
concave shape acts like a long 'cupped hand' on each side of the hull
to push against any tendency to rock, or roll. Secondly, the concave
configuration causes a shift in the underwater portion of the hull as the
hull leans, creating a strong force for the hull to right itself. This is
shown in the sketch below.
It can be seen that with the concave configuration the portion of the
hull out of the water on the high side when the kayak is leaned is
greater compared to that of the rounded hull shape, thus creating more
of a force for the hull to right itself. It can also been seen that a flare on
the outside of the hull helps as well.
We realize, however, that we are primarily builders, not designers. We have
therefore concluded that it is prudent for us to build according to selected
designs already developed and proven by others. We encourage our
potential customers to choose from the vast array of available plans, and
we can then build using that design. We can also help in the selection
process for the design choice.
We stress the requirement that Sanghalei Canoe & Kayak needs permission
from the design owner to use the selected design, which may also include
the payment of a fee, or royalty.
We at S.C. & K. have gone one step further with this concept by already
forming agreements with a few other builders and designers.
new design concepts and ideas, and we now have the CAD capability to
create our own designs.
Our Misty
For example, we are currently working on a new design concept for
our kayaks that features a concave section to the hull, an extended
keel with a small amount of rocker, and a vertical fine-entry bow and
stern .... with the hull forming a wine-glass configuration near the ends.
We predict that these features will enhance tracking ability, will add
reserve buoyancy at both ends, and will significantly increase speed.
It has been known among boat-hull designers for a very long time ...
dating back to Herreshoff and even before ... that a slight concave
section in the hull beginning just before midships and extending into
the aft section significantly increases hull speed. It was not really
known why ... it has been theorized that the concave shape creates a
'low pressure area' with the water ... or that it somehow allows the
water 'to pass more easily' ... but whatever the reason, it works !!
Concave sections are now popular with the most up-to-date surfboard
shapers.
But the concave section enhances more than just speed ... it also
significantly increases stability ... both initial and secondary. First, the
concave shape acts like a long 'cupped hand' on each side of the hull
to push against any tendency to rock, or roll. Secondly, the concave
configuration causes a shift in the underwater portion of the hull as the
hull leans, creating a strong force for the hull to right itself. This is
shown in the sketch below.
It can be seen that with the concave configuration the portion of the
hull out of the water on the high side when the kayak is leaned is
greater compared to that of the rounded hull shape, thus creating more
of a force for the hull to right itself. It can also been seen that a flare on
the outside of the hull helps as well.
We realize, however, that we are primarily builders, not designers. We have
therefore concluded that it is prudent for us to build according to selected
designs already developed and proven by others. We encourage our
potential customers to choose from the vast array of available plans, and
we can then build using that design. We can also help in the selection
process for the design choice.
We stress the requirement that Sanghalei Canoe & Kayak needs permission
from the design owner to use the selected design, which may also include
the payment of a fee, or royalty.
We at S.C. & K. have gone one step further with this concept by already
forming agreements with a few other builders and designers.
Any discussion of North American
strip-built canoes and kayaks must
ultimately center of one individual, Mr. Ted
Moores, owner and operator of the Bear
Mountain Boat Shop. The reason for this
is two-fold. First, Ted is the foremost
pioneer of the strip/epoxy boatbuilding
system for canoes and kayaks, and has
been developing and refining the art since
strip-built canoes and kayaks must
ultimately center of one individual, Mr. Ted
Moores, owner and operator of the Bear
Mountain Boat Shop. The reason for this
is two-fold. First, Ted is the foremost
pioneer of the strip/epoxy boatbuilding
system for canoes and kayaks, and has
been developing and refining the art since
1972. He is the author of the highly instructive and informative Canoecraft
and Kayakcraft, and is also the co-author (with Robbie Sprules) of Canoe
Barons, a survey of key personalities during the history of wooden-canoe
manufacturing. Ted actively teaches kayak and canoe-building classes
throughout North America, in addition to operating a wood-working and
restoration shop, and volunteers his time (with his partner, Joan Barrett) to
support the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
The second reason is that Mr. Moores has collected and refined designs
for five-plus kayaks, more than 18 canoes, and 3 skiffs, all of which are
shown in his Bear Mountain Boat Shop Study Plans Catalogue. These
designs reflect both traditional designs and contemporary styles. The
traditional canoe designs include the famed Prospector, Bob's Special, the
Huron, the Canadien, and the Champlain, which go back to the days of the
Lakefield Canoe Building and Manufacturing Company, the Peterborough
Canoe Company, and the Chestnut Canoe Company . . . three companies
which dominated the production of wooden canoes worldwide for almost a
century. The story of these early canoe-building ventures is told in the first
chapter of Ted's Canoecraft. These traditional designs have been further
refined and improved by Steve Killing, one of Canada's foremost yacht
designers. The catalogue also contains a number of Steve's more
contemporary canoe and kayak designs. Ron Frenette is another
contributing designer.
We at Sanghalei Canoe & Kayak Company feel that we can do no better
than to offer the fine designs available from Bear Mountain Boat Shop.
Their contact information is as follows:
and Kayakcraft, and is also the co-author (with Robbie Sprules) of Canoe
Barons, a survey of key personalities during the history of wooden-canoe
manufacturing. Ted actively teaches kayak and canoe-building classes
throughout North America, in addition to operating a wood-working and
restoration shop, and volunteers his time (with his partner, Joan Barrett) to
support the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
The second reason is that Mr. Moores has collected and refined designs
for five-plus kayaks, more than 18 canoes, and 3 skiffs, all of which are
shown in his Bear Mountain Boat Shop Study Plans Catalogue. These
designs reflect both traditional designs and contemporary styles. The
traditional canoe designs include the famed Prospector, Bob's Special, the
Huron, the Canadien, and the Champlain, which go back to the days of the
Lakefield Canoe Building and Manufacturing Company, the Peterborough
Canoe Company, and the Chestnut Canoe Company . . . three companies
which dominated the production of wooden canoes worldwide for almost a
century. The story of these early canoe-building ventures is told in the first
chapter of Ted's Canoecraft. These traditional designs have been further
refined and improved by Steve Killing, one of Canada's foremost yacht
designers. The catalogue also contains a number of Steve's more
contemporary canoe and kayak designs. Ron Frenette is another
contributing designer.
We at Sanghalei Canoe & Kayak Company feel that we can do no better
than to offer the fine designs available from Bear Mountain Boat Shop.
Their contact information is as follows:
| P.O. Box 191 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J6Y8 Ph: (705) 740-0470 Fax: (705) 742-8258 Toll Free Order Line: (877) 392-8880 Email: info@bearmountainboats.com Website: www.bearmountainboats.com |
Those interested can purchase their plans direct from Bear Mountain
Boat Shop, or we can acquire plans for them. Our final price will
include the modest royalty fee to B.M.B.S.
Boat Shop, or we can acquire plans for them. Our final price will
include the modest royalty fee to B.M.B.S.
| Our version of the famous Prospector |
Prospective clients are also welcome to choose designs from other
sources. Permission to build using another's design needs to be
obtained, of course, and any fees paid.
sources. Permission to build using another's design needs to be
obtained, of course, and any fees paid.
Sanghalei Canoe & Kayak Company also has a similar agreement
with Nick Schade at Guillemot Kayaks to build according to his
designs, and we currently have plans in the shop for his Great Auk, the
Guillemot, and the Guillemot Double.
with Nick Schade at Guillemot Kayaks to build according to his
designs, and we currently have plans in the shop for his Great Auk, the
Guillemot, and the Guillemot Double.
| Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson Street, Suite 1 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Ph: (860) 659-8847 Email: nick@guillemot-kayaks.com Website: www.guillemot-kayaks.com |
The Guillemot under construction ....
Another example of our modified Prospector,
which we have dubbed the "Apaloosa"
which we have dubbed the "Apaloosa"
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| photo courtesy of Tim Morch www.timmorch.com |
| Photo courtesy of Tim Morch www.timmorch.com |
| Photo courtesy of Tim Morch www.timmorch.com |
| .... and one out on the Khao Laem lake Photo courtesy of Tim Morch www.timmorch.com |
We put together a Guillemot Double for David Knapp of Koh Si Chang (Si Chang
Island) ....
However .... David is so long-legged that he just couldn't fit our cockpit, hatches, and
bulkhead layout .... so..oo ..... we built another one for him
.... but we decided to try our own design with the 2nd double, featuring a concave
sectioned hull.
Island) ....
However .... David is so long-legged that he just couldn't fit our cockpit, hatches, and
bulkhead layout .... so..oo ..... we built another one for him
.... but we decided to try our own design with the 2nd double, featuring a concave
sectioned hull.
| IF successful, we hope to apply this concept to the creation of a three-cockpit kayak with a single or double ama, AND the option of a sail |
