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.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

FIBERGLASSING THE DECK

These pics show the fiberglass laid out and smoothed and ready to apply the resin.



Deck glassed with initial coat of resin to wet the glass and soak into wood, followed after eight hours by two fill coats about eight hours apart.
After about twelve hours, I will trim the excess glass at the shear line.
Next will be the cockpit area, fitting the coaming wall to the cockpit recess, laying up the coaming lip, etc.



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