I am building a cedar strip wood kayak. I purchased a kit for the "Spring Run S" from Redfish Kayak & Canoe in Port Townsend, Wa. The kit consists of an 18' long shipping crate which contains all of the 5/8" wide western red cedar strips as well as some Alaskan yellow cedar and Peruvian black walnut for accent colors. There is also another crate which contains 16 forms that mount on the strong back as well as fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin and miscellaneous other items. The shipping crate becomes the strong back after unpacking. The 16 forms are mounted and aligned on the strong back and the boat is built around these forms.
The Spring Run S is 16' 9" long with a beam of 23 7/8". I am still deciding on the design I will choose for the layout of the deck. There are endless possibilities for the design, whatever your imagination can envision.
These 7 pictures show setting up the strong back and station forms, aligning everything for "fair". Last 3 show the bow and stern inner stems installed and the initial shear line strips installed.
Jim ... stunningly beautiful kayak! Just spectacular!!!
I just started building a Spring Run (my first kayak build) and came across your blog doing research about the build. I fell in love with your layout design. It's perfect. Just enough flow and design without being too busy. Classic lines with perfect accents.
I'd love to see the photos that are missing from the first four blog links at the beginning of 2011 when you're laying out and stripping the deck. Is there a chance you have them still and would take the time to upload them so a fellow yaker can drool and find inspiration ... both in the design and in the build process? That would be so helpful.
The other photos in your blog are perfect to help me visualize the instructions from Joe at Redfish. I'm building the yak for my wife as a surprise thank you gift :-)
Pretty cool. Can't wait to see it in person. Nice blog.
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I look forward to watching your progress.
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It's looking great! Hope you are having fun with it! Monica
ReplyDeleteJim ... stunningly beautiful kayak! Just spectacular!!!
ReplyDeleteI just started building a Spring Run (my first kayak build) and came across your blog doing research about the build. I fell in love with your layout design. It's perfect. Just enough flow and design without being too busy. Classic lines with perfect accents.
I'd love to see the photos that are missing from the first four blog links at the beginning of 2011 when you're laying out and stripping the deck. Is there a chance you have them still and would take the time to upload them so a fellow yaker can drool and find inspiration ... both in the design and in the build process? That would be so helpful.
The other photos in your blog are perfect to help me visualize the instructions from Joe at Redfish. I'm building the yak for my wife as a surprise thank you gift :-)
Cheers and all the best,
Adam (Amelia is my wife)