PNWSOF Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 My son outgrew his Kidyak, so we built him a Tadpole. We finished it a week or two back, but didn't have a chance to launch until today. It was a little windy and choppy, but everybody stayed right-side-up! Frames are 12mm Hydrotek, stringers are WRC and coaming is ash. (I have a cedar dealer down the road, and found enough free scrap in their bin a few weeks back for two Tadpoles and most of a Ravenswood without any scarfs!) It came in at about 16 lbs ready to launch, finished in 8oz polyester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmellow Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 Kudo's Dad!!! Great pictures. Really building memories there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy00 Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Excellent! Great to see kids paddling proper boats. One thought: for more comfortable paddling, you could find child-sized PFD's specially designed for paddling. They are cut higher in the back so that the coaming doesn't interfere with the PFD. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWSOF Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Thanks. I agree completely about the PFD. It wasn't an issue in his old boat, but clearly interferes with the coaming on the Tadpole. Time for an upgrade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bignose Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 Hi. When you took these pictures do you have a geuss on how tall/heavy your son was at the time? I'm about to embark upon a tadpole for my 11 year old and I'm really skeptical about his legs fitting thru the fuselage piece that is under the front of the combing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 Following up to a reply from long ago regarding PFDs. Kayak PFDs, because of the high cut back, are also great for small sailboats, as one leans back against a combing in them as well. If you only want to have to own one, the kayak version seems best over all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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