here are some photos from today when we tried the kayak. my GF has a happy face after trying kayaking for the first time. she had a very good...
sounds like a practical and easy solution. i think i want something a bit bigger than that so it is a bit too small. on my canoe i just used 2 pvc...
yes i have seen the thread, very informative and inspiring. 2.5 is a lot of power for a wa'apa canoe. of course it is always good to have extra...
they are a group of volunteers who are interested in doing that and the museum is not supporting that. i think the materials are wood, threads,...
thanks peter. i wish it was true and it is not false modesty here. i saw all kinds of work other people are doing and there is nothing to compare,...
about the long sof boat that is being built is actually a 1/4 length of a different one that was built 2 years ago. it was a bit of a fiasco...
peter, the Disko Bay Greenland Kayak looks very cool and elegant. i checked it out on the net. good luck with it. i also had a few projects and...
and another thing to add here about the coam is the need to make the joint between the upper coam and the bottom one water tight. since there is...
more photos here are some more photos
some photos did not upload. i will try again. since we stretched the skin a lot on the coam, it banded a bit so i needed to use clamps to fix...
the kayak when the stitching work was done. we used staples to connect the skin to the coam. the coam all together is made of 2 parts. the one...
thanks you guys for your comments. ancient kayaker, as always, very good tips. i am sure it would be great help also for others who want to...
more photos my better half stitching. close up on the cross stitches
skinning After it dried, I have tried to use the wrong polyester skin. It was way too light and thin. So I have ordered the right polyester from...
more kayak, I have sanded it all so there will be no stick out parts and then I have added screws to all the butt blocks joints, 2 on each side,...
another coam photo this is the second part of the coam that is attached to the first part which is already part of the frame
coam To build the coam, I had many pieces of plywood but not wide enough so I decided to build the coam from a few pieces that I will glue...
peter, i envy the prices in USA. here everything is much more expensive. good luck with the kayak and send photos. i have done the coaming with...
phase 5 I used screws and glue to fix the stringers to the cross sections and it seems pretty strong. I used this bit that makes a “crater” in...
phase 4 I cut grooves for the stringers in the cross sections and cut out the middle part. I have managed to assemble it all into a frame on a...
