Still learning here scrol from the bottom up to get the corect progression! The build is well on the way. More up dates to come. Epoxy in zip ties tight. Bottom on!
sorry about the finger. Zip ties in on botom getting ready for epoxy.
Casing dry sides and botom ready. First fumble made for the project glued the wrong ends to the wrong sides. I checked and dubbled checked before epoxy still got it wrong. Was not able to figure this out until sides went on in the dry fit. Just one note to builders dry fiting everything is a really good idea may cost more in zip ties and yet that is a small cost to scraping out a bunch of epoxy or marine grade ply! One ended up short one was long. Recovery included carefull use of utility kife to cut the joint sanding and reassembly. Let desiner of the kit know he has fixed the problem many thanks to Dudley for his great support during this entire prosess!
Casing on clamped in, back bone all one unit. no going back now.
Clamps on, line up done used 8'skill saw straight edge to help sit straight ness just long enough to catch all four bulk heads, measued for center, dry fit angle of dagger board casing in then epoxy.
Line up well on the way clamps going on.
Back transum on casing frames on getting it all lined up for center, straight and corect angles for bulk heads and dagerboard casing. Note spent a lot of time getting this hammered out check and dubble check the 2x4s make sure they have not warped had to put in bracing to keep 2x4's straight.
Back transum glued, dagger board casing going together in back ground.
Start of back bone back transum on floor ready to be glued.
New BOAT!!!
Frames built, 2x2 at one degree out of plumb just clamped until framing is on then screwed down to prevent movement during back bone glue up.
Start of building frames. It turns out that it was a good idea to screw the 3/4 board to set the width then screwed the 3/4 board to the saw horses from under side. The location of front saw horse ends up getting in the way of the sides of the boat sitting at the corect angle. So just a matter of unscrewing from underside and moving them back.
Not PJ#25 CLC 16' KAYAK I BUILT 5 YEARS AGO. Fall of 08 after new varnish.
Still learning here scrol from the bottom up to get the corect progression! The build is well on the way. More up dates to come. Epoxy in zip ties tight. Bottom on!
sorry about the finger. Zip ties in on botom getting ready for epoxy.
Casing dry sides and botom ready. First fumble made for the project glued the wrong ends to the wrong sides. I checked and dubbled checked before epoxy still got it wrong. Was not able to figure this out until sides went on in the dry fit. Just one note to builders dry fiting everything is a really good idea may cost more in zip ties and yet that is a small cost to scraping out a bunch of epoxy or marine grade ply! One ended up short one was long. Recovery included carefull use of utility kife to cut the joint sanding and reassembly. Let desiner of the kit know he has fixed the problem many thanks to Dudley for his great support during this entire prosess!
Casing on clamped in, back bone all one unit. no going back now.
Clamps on, line up done used 8'skill saw straight edge to help sit straight ness just long enough to catch all four bulk heads, measued for center, dry fit angle of dagger board casing in then epoxy.
Line up well on the way clamps going on.
Back transum on casing frames on getting it all lined up for center, straight and corect angles for bulk heads and dagerboard casing. Note spent a lot of time getting this hammered out check and dubble check the 2x4s make sure they have not warped had to put in bracing to keep 2x4's straight.
Back transum glued, dagger board casing going together in back ground.
Start of back bone back transum on floor ready to be glued.
New BOAT!!!
Frames built, 2x2 at one degree out of plumb just clamped until framing is on then screwed down to prevent movement during back bone glue up.
Start of building frames. It turns out that it was a good idea to screw the 3/4 board to set the width then screwed the 3/4 board to the saw horses from under side. The location of front saw horse ends up getting in the way of the sides of the boat sitting at the corect angle. So just a matter of unscrewing from underside and moving them back.
Not PJ#25 CLC 16' KAYAK I BUILT 5 YEARS AGO. Fall of 08 after new varnish.