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Canoes and Kayaks are a special case. Other than requiring a Hull
Identification Number, the US Coast Guard does not regulate the
construction of these boats. So, are there standards for these boats that
you should follow? Yes!
The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) has a standard specifically
for Canoes and Kayaks. This standards spells out standards for:
Defines what a canoe or kayak is:
Safe Loading
Flotation
Powering
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The ABYC standard is H-29. Contact ABYC for a copy.
http://www.abycinc.org/
American Boat And Yacht Council Additionally, there are the following associations dedicated to canoes
and kayaks.
The Professional Paddlesports Association. The American Canoe Association American Whitewater
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/
US Canoe/Kayak (US olympic Committee) Paddling.Net
http://www.paddling.net/
Are there other standards for Canoes and Kayaks?
Canadian Office of Boating Safety has regulations that apply to canoes
and kayaks
UK And EU. Canoes and Kayaks are exempted from the RCD.
Canadian Standards for Canoes or Kayaks
Taken from, the ABYC standard “ Canoe” means a watercraft, designed to be manually propelled,
with provision for auxiliary power, with neither end having a transverse
dimension greater than 45% of its maximum beam and conforms to the
following table : The recommended maximum gross load in kilograms for canoes
shall be less than or equal to that load which yields 178mm of freeboard.
Freeboard shall be measured at the lowest point along the length of the
canoe. The recommended maximum number of persons is calculated with
the following formula: 4.3.2.3 The maximum number of persons shall be rounded off to
the nearest whole number. If the fraction is less than 0.5, round down to
the next whole integer and if the fraction is equal to or greater than
0.5, round up to the next higher whole integer. The recommended maximum power for canoes shall be as specified
in Table 4-1 Information on canoeing and kayaking is available from the International
Canoe Federation. However this does not include standards for canoes and
kayaks. See my
Ike's List page for other links on boatbuilding.
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