Monday, May 25, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
I got a chance in between thunder showers to take the Petrel
out on its maiden voyage. I had a little trouble squeezing my big white royal Arabian
butt into the 17 inch wide cockpit. But once I was in, it went very well. It is a very fast Kayak. I covered about two
miles in 15 minutes with very little effort. It was not the best weather for
good photos .
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Varnishing
Well if I wanted too, I could put the Petrel in the water
today. I still need a couple more coats of varnish to say that she is done. I
have brought the Guillemot down into the man cave to put a new coat or two on
her as well.
I will be taking both kayaks to OkoumeFest in four weeks. I
am looking forward to meeting other boat builders and getting their advice on
what I am doing wrong with my glass work.
I also want to try some other kayaks out so that I can
decide on what kayak to build next.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Gluing the deck to the hull
Finally gluing the deck to the hull. Time is slipping away. The big boat show is in eight weeks and I still have lots of sanding and varnishing to do.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Cutting out the hatches
Cutting out the hatch plates for the kayak. It takes time to build enough courage to start cutting. I hate the idea of cutting holes in a good looking kayak.
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