Top Coat

The pictures are of the first coat of epoxy on the deck. Following a suggestion from West System Epoxy, I used a cut section of a paint roller to apply the resin. This works well because the hardness of the roller allows you to force the resing into the glass, spread the resin around and somewhat squeege the excess epoxy to sections that need resin.

QOD: Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angles. Frank Lloyd Wright. (1869-1959)

Lift and Separate

Last feature before glassing the top is the day hatch. I purchased a store bought cover for the boat. Contrary to the theme of the boat but the hatch cover is a great design and easily pops on and off although building the collar to match the cover was a challenge (center picture).

QOD: Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having a better past. Anne Lamontt.

Deck The Halls

It is hard to tell from this pictures but I tapered the strips towards the bow and stern. Not having a consistent width made it harder to get the left and right side to line up but I think that it will be worth it.

Now for a blog Moment: Jeff Jim and I got out paddling on Sunday 6-Apr. We put in on the Crow River just S of Crow-Hassen park, paddled to Dayton where they served us tall cool ones and hot burger and fries, and then on down the Miss to our house. 7 hr trip, 5 hrs of paddling and it only rained when we were on the river. Good thing we all had good warm comfy gear.

QOD: It’s always been about the experience of life and of not being passive. If something so excites my curiosity, I want to go there, be part of whatever it is that’s either pushing me or pulling me towards it. That desire for experience has made me very rich in life experience. Tish Grier.

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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)

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)