Making Boat from Plans: Agustus 2016

Woman Dog Boat

Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 17.57
Label: boat, boat making, dog, woman

Inka Petersen launched her two hatch baidarka yesterday. One hatch was for her, the other for her dog, Rosie. The boat was a bit of a challenge...

G9 minus four

Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 19.44
Label: boat making, four, g9, minus

Four days until the G9 Boatbuilders Gathering.Okay, I admit it. I didnt even touch the boat today. Too much else to do.So, Ill post a couple of photos...

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction Ribs

Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 07.48
Label: arctic, boat making, construction, eastern, kayak, ribs

Back to working on the EA kayak after more than a months hiatus.Today I tried notching and bending a stick for ribs, but there was so little wood connecting...

Seats

Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 04.57
Label: boat making, seats

Got time to put the seat sides on today. There was a lot of scribing to the curve, but the fit is pretty good for government work. Hardest...

lhydroptere in Alameda

Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 22.03
Label: air, alameda, and, boards, boat making, cavitation, in, kayak, lee, lhydroptere, paddles, subduction

The French boat lhydroptere is currently in Alameda being overhauled at Nelson Marine before heading to LA where the team will try to beat the world record...

Masts

Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 02.28
Label: boat making, masts

I ordered the mast tubes from B+B yacht design. They come in 8 sections, with the two lower sections being reamed out for a perfect fit. The...

Preparing the stem for encapsulation

Diposting oleh shintha | 0 komentar | 19.59
Label: boat making, encapsulation, for, preparing, stem, the

I should have encapsulated the stem a long time ago, before I ever attached it to the keel. Im not sure why I didnt. Nonetheless, I did not. I wont repeat...