Re: [Paddlewise] CO2 - lets have real information or close discussion

Peter:
When I built my kayaks, I figured on about $550 (US).  As it turns out, the
last one I built was smaller, 17X21 low volume and I used leftover
fiberglass and epoxy for that one so it was about $150 for the wood and
fittings etc..  I used western red cedar which is cheap, light, looks good
under glass, and readily available in my local area of Galveston Texas.

The total for the 3 kayaks I built is $1250.  divide that by 3 and you get
about $420(US) per 'yak.'

The time you put in is up to you and can vary with the amount of detail
required.  The most complicated one I built was the modified Great Awk (my
second one).  I took over 600 hours.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyolsen/sets/390762/

The last one I built was a Strip built Yost Sea Ranger, simple in wood
detail and took less than 200 hours.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyolsen/sets/72057594055251040/

Sorry about this thread getting out of hand, I usually don't get involved
when the discussion goes astray.  Must have been a moment of weakness and
lack of recent kayaking.
.
Hope this helps in your quest.

Feel free to email me on or off list if you need any clarifications.

Tony Olsen

*snip*
> It would have been nice to get a closer figure but thats the best I can
> manage given the lack of any real information.
> *snip*
>

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