Now that is an impressive piece of art! Nice lines..........
Seems a shame to stick in the drink though.
Well done.
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
Does that mean you'll have the frame sitting around to make more kayaks?
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
sort of - the basic strong back can except the same or a new set of forms making a kayak around the same length4liters wrote:Does that mean you'll have the frame sitting around to make more kayaks?
I got a good start on the deck today - with a bit of luck I could be ready to start sanding it up next W/E to get ready for some F/Glass
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
Can i borrow that pedestal table? Long term of course
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Yak PBs kingfish (about this big <>>><), squid 39 cm, king george 42 cm, snapper 72 cm, gummy 122 cm, 71cm flatty (estimated ) Cobia 133cm
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
It's looking really good with the deck on it.
Do you have to steam or heat the strips beforehand to make them flexible enough for the curves?
Do you have to steam or heat the strips beforehand to make them flexible enough for the curves?
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
Looking good Cheater.
Are you going to include any detailed patterns with contrasting timber colour or just stick with the same wood throughout?
Are you going to include any detailed patterns with contrasting timber colour or just stick with the same wood throughout?
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
sticking with the paulownia for it's weight which is about 15 % lighter than Western Red Cedar in fact it's surprisingly lightshane wrote:Looking good Cheater.
Are you going to include any detailed patterns with contrasting timber colour or just stick with the same wood throughout?
I was going to give staining a go before glassing but will try it on some scrap first
my first thoughts were to paint the hull and clear the deck but am thinking to try the stain on the hull first --- it it fails I can go back to plan A
the strips bend and twist fairly well with out any help from steam or a heat gungreggo wrote:It's looking really good with the deck on it.
Do you have to steam or heat the strips beforehand to make them flexible enough for the curves?
as you can see you do use a bit of tape to pull the strips together but that is enough to hold them till the glue goes off
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Gummy shark 128 Cm -- Elephant fish 85 Cm -- Snapper 91 Cm -- KG Whiting 49 Cm -- Flathead 55 Cm -- Garfish 47 Cm --Long tail Tuna 86 cm -- Silver Trevally 40 Cm -- Cobia 117 Cm -- snook 53 Cm -- Couta 71 Cm -- Squid 44 hood length
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
Clear on the top will make it look awesome, you could also stain every second strip a little for that 50's style, hmm ok im dreaming again, lol.
Not sure how it will handle but im having nice images of how it will look
Not sure how it will handle but im having nice images of how it will look
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Yak PBs kingfish (about this big <>>><), squid 39 cm, king george 42 cm, snapper 72 cm, gummy 122 cm, 71cm flatty (estimated ) Cobia 133cm
Yak PBs kingfish (about this big <>>><), squid 39 cm, king george 42 cm, snapper 72 cm, gummy 122 cm, 71cm flatty (estimated ) Cobia 133cm
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
the build update -- on friday and today I got the deck stripping finished - it was slow going waiting for glue to go off between strips the cold and no doubt the moisture in the air doesn't help PVA cure
while waiting I did a bit of sanding on the deck away from the slow drying glue and it does look to be coming up pretty good
any way I removed all the staples from the deck and lifted it off the forms it seamed a little flexy around the middle where I left a hole from strip ( where I had to cut out for the cockpit )
So I've now fitted the surface where the coaming goes around the cockpit this should add a bit of strength as my plan is to host that up out of the way in my shed so as to attack the hull ( sanding and glassing )
cutting a bigger hole for the coaming panel
and a few shots of the panel glued in place -- this will need the cockpit hole cut bigger and thw coaming fitted
going fishing tomorrow so the kayak build will have to wait
while waiting I did a bit of sanding on the deck away from the slow drying glue and it does look to be coming up pretty good
any way I removed all the staples from the deck and lifted it off the forms it seamed a little flexy around the middle where I left a hole from strip ( where I had to cut out for the cockpit )
So I've now fitted the surface where the coaming goes around the cockpit this should add a bit of strength as my plan is to host that up out of the way in my shed so as to attack the hull ( sanding and glassing )
cutting a bigger hole for the coaming panel
and a few shots of the panel glued in place -- this will need the cockpit hole cut bigger and thw coaming fitted
going fishing tomorrow so the kayak build will have to wait
My kayak PBs
Gummy shark 128 Cm -- Elephant fish 85 Cm -- Snapper 91 Cm -- KG Whiting 49 Cm -- Flathead 55 Cm -- Garfish 47 Cm --Long tail Tuna 86 cm -- Silver Trevally 40 Cm -- Cobia 117 Cm -- snook 53 Cm -- Couta 71 Cm -- Squid 44 hood length
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Gummy shark 128 Cm -- Elephant fish 85 Cm -- Snapper 91 Cm -- KG Whiting 49 Cm -- Flathead 55 Cm -- Garfish 47 Cm --Long tail Tuna 86 cm -- Silver Trevally 40 Cm -- Cobia 117 Cm -- snook 53 Cm -- Couta 71 Cm -- Squid 44 hood length
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build
That's looking fantastic cheater, when do you think it will be finished?