Jim's Kayak Project: A few pictures of not much visible progress.

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.

Friday, April 8, 2011

A few pictures of not much visible progress.

Magnetic Hatch installation complete.

Cockpit Coaming glassed.

Slots cut for deck rigging Soft Padeyes. These slots to be filled with black thickened epoxy, then a 3/32 slot will be cut in the center of the filled slot for installation of the webbing for rigging.