Tom, this may be too far south for you, they are located in Central New Jersey. Thought you might be interested anyway. I have no connection with Paint Island. Chris Friday October 31 - Sunday November 2nd 2003. Build your own skin on frame kayak with Bob Foote. This is a nontraditional skin on frame kayak utilizing modern materials that allow the kayak to be built in approximately 24 hours. On Friday night, the class will meet for 2-3 hours and determine custom configurations on the individual boats. Saturday and Sunday are 10 hour build days. Upon completion with the course, your boat will be ready for waterproofing of your choice at your home location. Our building shop is located on the Crosswicks Creek in Bordentown. Not only will you have a great shop facility at your disposal but we will also have boats available when you need a break and want to get out on the water. Cost for the course is $935.00 which will include your materials, a paddle and a lifejacket. Course is limited to no more than 7 individuals. For more information on Bob Foote please go to his web site www.bobfoote.com. Who's Bob Foote? Don't let the white water background impact you. Bob also is a kayaker, designer, builder of musical instruments and more. If you need additional information please contact us at inf_at_paintisland.com Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:45:24 -0400 From: TomL <tletourn_at_maine.rr.com> Subject: [Paddlewise] Boat Building with group or class? Hi folks! I becoming more and more interested in skin-on-frame boats and would like to try and build one. I'm not bold enough to get one of the three books SK reviewed last month and go it alone. Rather, I'd enjoy doing the building in a class or with others. I live in York county in Maine, so I can travel to some reasonably large population centers. Of course I'm always looking at Qajaq USA and various outfitters web sites and pamphlets. I'd be interested if anyone in my area knew of an opportunity to build a SOF with a bit of "security and support." Thanks in advance! Tom *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> I becoming more and more interested in skin-on-frame boats and would like > to try and build one. I'm not bold enough to get one of the three books SK > reviewed last month and go it alone. Rather, I'd enjoy doing the building > in a class or with others. Tom, check out this Bulletin Board... http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi That's the boat building discussion forum on Nick Shades "Guillemot" site. It's a very active site, the people are friendly and the wealth of information is overwhelming. Currently, there are probably dozens (if not more) people building SOFs on that site, and many, many more who have built one or more SOFs in the past. I think you'll find that by reading posts and asking questions, you won't be "going it alone". Many, many, first time builders have success without having someone else standing next to them. I'm maybe 80% done with s strip built boat, and I don't know that I could have done it without having the bulletin board available for questions and answers. It's a great resource. Give it a try. At minimum, search the archives for SOF posts and see what's out there. Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Melissa Reese wrote: >From reading the discussions at Qajaq USA, it seems that most people build their SOF boats for under $200 in materials (some have claimed material costs of well under that!). Using entirely scrounged wood for the frame (free), including discarded cedar trim for gunwales and deckbeams and white oak pallet stickers for ribs, I built my recent 18" x 17.5' for about $70. $8 for lashing twine, $42 for canvas, and $20 for elastomeric acrylic roof coating. Shawn __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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