RE: [Paddlewise] Decklines

Dave,

Thanks for your message...

>> use moulded channels beneath the deck.
...
>
>  This sounds like an interesting concept, but I cannot quite picture what
>it is that you're talking about when you mention "moulded channels beneath
>the deck". Does the perimeter line run in channels moulded into the deck
>(set below the surface).  If so what are the dimensions of the channels
>(depth & width)?  Who makes kayaks with the setup you've described?  What
>kind of fibreglass layup is the deck made of?

The 'channels' are pre-moulded things glassed into the deck during layup.
The main one is 11cm long, 25mm wide and 20mm deep at its widest and
deepest. At bow and stern there's a larger, almost hemispherical shape to
accomodate deckline and toggle cord. They're made of scrap glass (one
layer), and I have a set of 15 or so moulds for them.

Normal deck layup is two layers of 450g/m2 mat. At the fitting point, a bit
of extra scrap mat, and the channel is glassed over. With the boat out of
the mould the holes are drilled.

To see what they look like, from the outside at least, look at the white
boat on the page <www.canoesa.asn.au/ed/seakayak.html>.

For one off fittings, drill two holes 10cm or so apart and thread a piece
of PVC tube through. Put a couple of layers of glass on the inside and pull
out the tube when it's set.

This way of doing things is rather more labor intensive than commercial
builders like, which is why they mould dimples in the deck or bolt things
on.

HTH. Let me know if you want pics of the inside.


Cheers,
Peter
pcarter_at_acslink.net.au
allegedly <www.acslink.net.au/~pcarter>
temporarily <users.senet.com.au/~pcarter>
34deg 55' 24.1" S 138deg 32' 9.8" E (GDA-94)


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