On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:10 AM, Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > I'm still enjoying my second Nordkapp (modified HM, rudder mount but no > rudder yet, have old one from my last Nordkapp to put on one day). Just > feels like home. Been light on the storm stuff. Thinking about a more east > greenland kayak for next one. > > I was pretty impressed with the SOF technique I learned last week. Well, sorta learned. Some of the details are a bit fuzy but with a decent couple of books I'm sure I could turn something out that would float. We took 7 days at about 8 hours a day which did not include preparing the gunwales (cutting to length, mortising rib inserts, etc.) or fabricating the cockpit rim so perhaps another 10 or 15 hours of work. What's most impressive is that once you get the hang of it I'm pretty sure you could turn out a boat in a lot less time. The implications of this are pretty interesting. The materials costs are minimal once you get some basic tools and materials. A few hundred bucks worth of wood can let you build quite a few kayaks. Brian Schulz (Cape Falcon Kayaks) uses plastic wrap to make a temporary skin that's just strong enough for him to get the feel of the boat without going through the full skin-and-seal production. The advantages over Stitch-and-Glue (S&G) would be the ability to have both round and chined hulls even in the same boat. Nor do you need plans and precise cutting skills for the plywood. Want an east greenland boat? Just go look at Harvey's website and pick one and then go reprpduce it in your garage over a few weeks. I'm thinking about a boat for the kids and then maybe a fun rollling boat for those hot summer days on the lake. <grin> By the way, there are at least three SOF boats in Victoria (two F-1s and one greenland type). Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 13 2009 - 08:38:31 PDT
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