That looks fantastic! Please keep us posted- I'm very curious to hear how it handles.
Hickory
Also let us know how much it weighs!
Thanks,
Mark
Working on the cockpit.....Cheap seat and leather backband...
The kayak weighs 28lbs.....
Looks really, really good, so far. Can't wait to see what it'll look like once you finish getting rid of that seam bump.
Have fun,
Laszlo
I assume Laszlo is kidding. The seam bump tells the story! Is the boat going to make it to Oakume 2012?
Lew
I don't think it is in the budget to make the drive from KC. Mo. sure would be nice to see a lot of wood boats though...
I built this fore one reason to show how easy it it to convert from one type of construction to another.....think how easy it would be to convert a stripper to a SOF being forms are provided for every 12'' or so....Doing the steamed ribs over the forms and lashing stringers to the ribs... Another project mabe down the road....
Oh by the way this kayak can be built for about $200. in wood and cloth...just get the book and a couple 4x8 sheets of cardboard and have at it....
Actually, I wasn't kidding. I thought there would be something like the seam tapes on fabric-covered aircraft that smooth out the airflow over the stitches. I suppose that doesn't really matter at kayak speeds.
Guess I need to think of it like the stitch holes in S&G, rivet heads in steel, etc.
Fun project & nice boat. Too bad it won't be at Okoumefest. Bet it'd get an award.
Laszlo
Thanks guys....
I redid the backband adjusting strap location and mounted it to the coaming..gave it more lift...itching to try this skinny (true kayak) as compared to the rest of my builds.
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Oh man I'm hooked now...this28 lb boat is ausome...tracks really good and is super stable...even fished out of it....it was a breeze to carry with one hand up and down the steep bank to put it on the lake....I've built 4 cedar strip boats, 4 stitch and glue boats...These SOF are the most fun to build and paddle...I'm hooked...
As they say "it got slimed" well went back to that clear lake this morning and the bass were on it...this is the one 19'' long.... I need to mark off a scale on this boat I guess....
And then later I hooked into a carp that took me for a ride foe about 20 min. I tighnend up the drag on the 4lb test to try to get a hand on him, with my hand tired and all and he broke the line....
