Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
A New Coat
Two layers glass, three layers resin. I tried a new resin, Raka from Florida. Seems good so far.
QOD: If we all did things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
A Hull of a Boat
Status report: the hull is fully stripped. The stem pieces are glued on but need to be shaped.
First picture is showing the strips in line with the keel. I didn't build the other kayak this way but Guillemot suggested it to keep a crisp keel line.
Second picture is of all of the strips in place.
Third picture is of the Bow Stem piece before shaping. Tip, note the shrink wrap that I got from Home Depot. This is handy stuff to help manage the strips and not damage a group of strips with delicate edges. The shrink wrap was also effectively used as a clamp on the bow stem.
QOD: In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. Paul Dirac (1902-1984).
Background
The boat I'm building is from the Guillemot set of plans and is the Guillemot S: http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guillemot/GS. This is a smaller than average boat because Jan would get lost in a boat the size of my first one. The S is 16 ft in length, 20 inch beam and drafts 3.7 inchs.
My first kayak was a One Ocean Cape Ann Expedition: http://www.oneoceankayaks.com/Kayaks.htm#expedanch. The Expedition is 18.5 ft in length, 22 inch beam and drafts 4.1 inchs. I picked the Expedition because I wanted a big boat that could hold a lot of gear for "Expedition" type adventures. Between the two companies I really like all of the details that One Ocean provides for both building and analysis of materials. Jeff and I got a real Expedition Adventure last fall.
See: http://www.pressenter.com/~lkeleny/Cap_nJacques.htm.
You can see pictures of the first kayak at:
http://www.pressenter.com/~lkeleny/SavorDiem.htm
Quote of the day: "The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance" Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC)
My first kayak was a One Ocean Cape Ann Expedition: http://www.oneoceankayaks.com/Kayaks.htm#expedanch. The Expedition is 18.5 ft in length, 22 inch beam and drafts 4.1 inchs. I picked the Expedition because I wanted a big boat that could hold a lot of gear for "Expedition" type adventures. Between the two companies I really like all of the details that One Ocean provides for both building and analysis of materials. Jeff and I got a real Expedition Adventure last fall.
See: http://www.pressenter.com/~lkeleny/Cap_nJacques.htm.
You can see pictures of the first kayak at:
http://www.pressenter.com/~lkeleny/SavorDiem.htm
Quote of the day: "The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance" Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)