I bit the bullet today and ordered my plywood from Boulter Plywood in Sommerville, MA. I called at 2:00 PM and by 3:00 PM the driver was calling...
Plywood!!! Okoume BS 1088 throughout
Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 12.20Label: 1088, boat making, bs, building, form, in, okoume, place, plywood, throughout
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Methane Vents
Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 11.23Label: arctic, boat making, construction, deck, eastern, kayak, methane, shaping, the, vents

As permafrost melts, it releases methane. The methane exits the permafrost via vents which until recently were small like the one pictured ...
March 9th update rudder assembly and Centerboard shaping
Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 12.57Label: 9th, and, assembly, boat making, centerboard, march, rudder, shaping, update

It has been a very long and cold winter in New England. Working outdoors to do planing, shaping, and fairing of the blades has been impossible due...
The Utility part 6 Fixing the chines
Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 03.08Label: 6, boat making, chines, fixing, part, the, utility

I made a common mistake when I installed the chines. Sure, Id read about the possibility of making this mistake beforehand. However, I obviously didnt...
Unangax Aleut Kayak Terms Part 0
Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 03.17Label: 0, aleut, boat making, kayak, part, terms, unangax

A few decades back, Knut Bergsland, wrote an article called Aleut Kayak Terms which was published in Contributions to Kayak Studies in 1992. The article...
Mast Tubes and mast steps
Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 05.02Label: and, boat making, mast, steps, tubes

1-9-15 Mast TubesWhile waiting for the actual shipment of the aluminum tubes for the masts, I got antsy and went ahead and purchased a 3 chunk of...
1 seat attached 1 seat coated Primer finally on sheer
Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 22.01Label: 1, attached, boat making, coated, finally, on, primer, seat, sheer

Well, the title kinda says it all. So, lets get right to the pictures:Here is the trimmed rear thwart, waiting for its first "finish" coat of epoxy on...
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