Outfitting Sea Kayaks - other resources & acknowledgements

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Thanks & acknowledgements

The contributors as named in the article - many thanks for allowing the use of your pictures and for the original input.

All pictures are best regarded as © their owners (as noted below each set) - un-named pics are © Mike Buckley.

Additional resources

Chris Bolton's article on working with composite materials would be helpful to anyone planning serious modifications to a glass boat.

The DIY. Repairs, Maintenance & Modifications page of the Almanac has links to several discussions and articles on boat modification.

Hutchinson, D (1997) - The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking - A & C Black (London) offers further ideas and suggestions.

Kayak Fit offer some useful ideas and suggestions. Check the articles on their site.

Accessories - discussion on inexpensive accessories, includes a wonderful description of the many uses of a GPS (General Purpose Stick).

Suppliers / retailers

Henderson / Whale pumps - makers of the Compac 50 pumps - most parts can be obtained from A.S.A.P Supplies Ltd. For technical support, speak to Munster Simms Engineering Ltd.

Stainless steel fittings, nuts, bolts etc - A2A4 Fittings Ltd are the people to deal with. DSJ Hardware Supplies on eBay are also good, as is Rice International.

The majority of mainstream retailers will sell foam - see also this discussion with suggested suppliers.

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I'd welcome any thoughts, input, ideas or suggestions either on the concepts here, or on any other ideas you use yourself or have seen someone else using, so please feel free to contact me if you can add to this in any way.
Mike Buckley - October, 2004.		(Page last updated 13-Mar-2013 )
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