northernmichyak
08-05-2007, 10:24 PM
Hello all!
Glad to be a new member here, I've been lurking for some time.
I have some boat building experience, mostly small wooden kayaks and dories. I am familiar with the stitch and glue method of construction.
I am in need of a sea kayak for Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and frankly cannot afford a $2000 boat. Thanks to the industry I am in I have access to extremely cheap fiberglass cloth, epoxy, and other materials. Because of this I decided to try my hand at building a fiberglass boat.
I have done a fair amount of reading concerning various construction methods and these seem to be my options:
-A foam mold with fiberglass laid upon it
-A wooden skeleton with shrink wrap laid on it and epoxy on that
-A commercial of self-made mold
I think I am competent enough to give it a go, and am aware that mt first few attempts may be failures.
To the point - I am in need of a sea kayak mold, preferably 14-17 feet in length. Thanks!!
Clay
Glad to be a new member here, I've been lurking for some time.
I have some boat building experience, mostly small wooden kayaks and dories. I am familiar with the stitch and glue method of construction.
I am in need of a sea kayak for Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and frankly cannot afford a $2000 boat. Thanks to the industry I am in I have access to extremely cheap fiberglass cloth, epoxy, and other materials. Because of this I decided to try my hand at building a fiberglass boat.
I have done a fair amount of reading concerning various construction methods and these seem to be my options:
-A foam mold with fiberglass laid upon it
-A wooden skeleton with shrink wrap laid on it and epoxy on that
-A commercial of self-made mold
I think I am competent enough to give it a go, and am aware that mt first few attempts may be failures.
To the point - I am in need of a sea kayak mold, preferably 14-17 feet in length. Thanks!!
Clay