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Choosing: My kayaks: Smart

Updated Friday, August 15, 2008 10:40 PM

Plans kayak - Smart, €89

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Smart

Smart is a handy little kayak with the same hull form as Kavat and Nomad. Designed primarily as a safe and easily handled kayak for youngsters, Smart makes a excellent touring kayak for anybody who have learned the fine art of travelling light. And I do not mean "spartan travelling light". With a load capacity of 125 kg, Smart offers luxuaries that a backpacker could only dream of. On a day tour Smart would float even heavy paddlers.

Like Kavat, Smart is light, swift and extremely maneuverable. Since stability and balance to a large extent are built in the kayak, even the novice will feel safe and experience full control in a seaway. Movements are calm and predictable - you can park the paddle and take a photo, take on or off an anorak or have a cup of tea.

For its length, Smart has a high touring speed. The hull is designed so that friction and wavemaking simultaneously hits a low spot slightly below 4 knots, indicating that you can go 4 knots with very little effort. The downside of this arrangement is that top speed is not very impressive - do not enter races in Smart! But if you do - feel free to blame the designer if you do not win. Due to its maneuverability, Smart is fun to use in rapids, surf and for rockhopping.

Pics: Smart

Anders Palm in TranåsAnders Palm in TranåsLeif Granström´s SmartErik Lewenhaupts SmartJörgen Thorén´s SmartLars Unnersjö - Smart

Lines - Smart

Particulars - Smart

Length:total/lwl: 485/439 cm*
Beam:total/lwl: 59/57 cm
Draft:11 cm
Cockpit:80 x 40 cm*
Height:in front of/behind the cockpit 29/22 cm
Weight:16 kg
Load capacity:130 kg - 305 liter
Calculated speed:7,9 - 10.4 km/t**
PC:0,56
Wetted surface:1,93 m²
Calculated drag:(4 knop) 3,58 kp - (5 knop) 7,29 kp
Stability:very high
Intended use:Coastal and open sea touring. Lakes and rivers (rapids included). Day tours and exercise.

* These dimensions can be adapted to suit personal needs or wishes.
** The speed numbers are based on mathematical standard formulas (175 lb paddler + 30 lb carco weight) and corrected from the kayaks actual performance om trials, on tours and in races.

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I can also offer complete kits and professionally built and finished canoes. Please contact me for prices and terms.

The plans

Two sheets contains the necessary information to build the kayak.

Two sheets

Comments

1 6/16/2009 6:35 PM Wrote Simon Önnbo

Hej jag har beställt en ritning av dig och jag tror att jag har fått en ritning för lite.

när jag tittar på hemsidan och ser vilka ritnings blad jag ska få så ser jag att jag har bara fått 2 st av den vänstra och ingen av den högra. Bara spant mallar ingen ritning över hela kajaken eller var sittbrunen ska vara och hur sittbrunen ska se ut.

Har jag missförståt någonting.

Mvh Simon.

2 6/16/2009 7:40 PM Wrote Björn Thomasson

Det låter som om jag missat ett blad när jag packat. Jag kontaktar dig via mail så att jag skickar rätt komplettering.

Smart finns numera på tre blad (men jag har inte hunnit ändra än på sajten). Bladen är numrerade 1:3, 2:3 och 3:3 och anledningen till ändringen är att spanten numera är uppdelade på två blad (1-7 och 8-12) så att det skall bli lättare att kopiera över på spånskiva.

Förmodligen har jag av gammal vana stoppat i två blad och klistrat igen. Ber om ursäkt för det.

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