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.

Monday, August 15, 2011

IT FLOATS! MAIDEN VOYAGE.

Launched the boat in Vancouver lake on Sun. the 14th for its maiden voyage with my son Jim along in his kayak.
The kayak performed beautifully (according to Jim, for I am certainly  no expert). We were out for about an hour and a half and throughly enjoyed it. Vancouver Lake is an ideal lake for kayaking, very quite and peaceful with a lot of wildlife too see.
This has been a very satisfying experience that I throughly enjoyed, thanks in part to the outstanding help, understanding (for all the time and money invested), and support from my lovely wife, but am glad that it's done and I can move on to other things. So it's time to mount it on the wall for a while.




Jim Jr. taking a turn.



THE END! At least for now.
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