Re: [Paddlewise] Northeast Skinboat gathering photos

On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Bill Hansen wrote:

> Kirk - Thanks for posting the photos from the skinboat gathering. One of
> them looks like a S&G or a glass boat - is that so?

I got nailed on that one.  I've updated the caption...
 
> I've built two S&F boats about 17-18 years ago, and four S&Gs in the last
> four years. I need to read up on S&F building technique, and look for plans
> if any exist. I'd be interested in building a S&F greenland style boat,
> about 18 ft X 21 or 22 inches, low decks.
 
> If you know of sources of plans or have any other hints on how to get
> started, please pass them on.

The most common way of starting out is to get a copy of the Greenland style
kayak plans from Sea Kayaker magazine.  Then modify the plans to your
dimensions.  Sea Kayaker magazine has also had a couple of more recent
articles, with plans for building smaller recovery style boats, such as
the north alaskan retrieval kayak, which is in the pictures that I posted.

For books, Wolfgang Brinck's "Building the Aleutian Kayak" is a decent
how to manual.  It's about building a aleutian boat, but the same skinning
and sewing techniques can be used for any style of boat.  There are other
books around for more detailed information on historical craft, which could
be built or modified.  http://www.pacifier.com/~qayaq  is a great site
of what one person, Harvey Golden, has built.

http://robroy.totalsports.net/baidarka  should be a searchable index of
past posts to the skin/frame mailing list.  

How to skin the boats is a constant debate.  pvc, canvas, polyester, nylon,
hemp, kevlar as skin.  Latex paint, hypallon, neoprene, varnish, bees 
wax epoxy, sno-coat rubber roofing, aliphateic urethane, are all being 
used as coatings.

kirk
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