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Oh so close now. Since this pic have fitted fish finder and a couple of rod holders, completed painting, varnish. Just a few issues with hatches. To be honest I'm on about the fifth idea :oops: The little buggers will comply! Had a sneaky paddle in it a week or so ago. Temp fixed the hatches...

Bet he's pretty tired :mrgreen:

The answer is: yer both right, and yer both wrong. You just won't know it until you hit that whatever it is that's just made a hole in your boat. Years ago a piece of one inch round bar about six foot long slid from where some pratt had left it and hit me on the head. (I often use this as an...

A bit of a progress update. Looks like this as of today. And I blame Keith for kicking this topic off and selling me the old plans :) Still have to clean up coaming. Coaming is made of pine "scotia" moulding which hasn't a lot of inherent strength therefore I will add glass under the...

Hey maken', have just come back from there myself. I go over for a month most years to visit mum and a few other people. I really can't understand the lack of small watercraft over there myself. No doubt you would have come across "narrow boats" (I would love to build one of those) which is how...

Oh ok Ron, my bad. I just thought rustoleum was something different. cheers John.

:oops: Ok I could have phrased it better. Ron I understand you use what we call "underseal" that is the stuff put under cars etc to prevent rust, on the underside of your boats as a sacrificial layer. Will you use it on the current build? Do you apply it with a brush? What kind of thickness do...

Damn! I was so close to building a sof and decided aqainst it on account of my belief that they were too fragile. I don't figure I would be likely to encounter anything that might rip one of them. 'Ceptin' mebbe a shark. Looks like my current project is not gonna be the last after all. Here I...

Well, the guys in white coats turned up but I had to send them away. I couldn't possibly accompany them. I couldn't find my pants. :? Cheers John.

I had an experience with "bubbles" the other week. My fault entirely. I was over vigorous while mixing, stirring a batch of epoxy. When I took it into the sunlight I could clearly see what I had done. Since then I take more care and mix slowly, thus not introducing so much air into the mix. Not...

Or just use epoxy and let there be light. The fish won't care. lotsa people try an build a light boat :wink:

Thanks for that mate, and thank goodness for that kayak :D Cheers John.

Yet another question :D While looking at your canoe build I noticed a rounded decked kayak that you used to illustrate your paint system. Now I've searched high and low but am unable to find a picture or details. Just beginning a kayak with rounded decks which to everyone's knowledge will be...

Couldn't agree more. I spent about fifteen minutes sanding the edges of the panels after trimming. I was foolish enough to do that by hand. According to my mathematics I figure thirty minutes per boat sanding. The other fifteen minutes I will spend sanding on this boat will be done with a...

Thank you so much for a prompt reply. Have already checked out both topics. Just wasn't sure on the fine detail. The idea is not to get woodflour/epoxy which is darker, therefore stains on the ply requiring sanding clean up. A dark thin line is acceptable. Working hard at being lazy here is a...

Mr Chuck,Just been reading 'bout your build of the Sasquatch. I looked it up 'cos I specifically wanted to learn about tight fitted panels and an apparent lack of thickened ( with woodflour) epoxy. And that's all fine and well but there are no pictures :shock: We can blame Mick for taking...

Mate, I can lose my car keys in a pocket I am wearing. :| cheers John.

OOh yes please. I always did like the rounded deck :D

Done deal! But I don't need an Okwata. Shut up John. Ok 8)

I like what you're doing and how you're doing it. That is to say I am impressed how you have gone about it. You've put a lot of time and effort into re creating a kayak you obviously admire for one reason or another. If I was doing it I don't think I would be advertising that though. I would...