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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:07 pm
by hairymick
G'day Ron,
I am enjoying this build immensly mate, and learning from it
You do good work and your speed of build amazes me.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:58 pm
by tx river rat
Mick
Tell you something, this wood seems slow to me.
Now give me a couple sheets of aluminuim a plasma cutter mig and a tig
and we can put some boats together fast. Lay out on metal was my job for a lot of years and I was pretty fast at it. The wood drives me crazy sometimes having to baby it , with metal just get a bigger hammer.
Ron
PS Aluminiun yak would be tough but noisey and hot.
Hummmmmm Now polished alum with wood inlays, hey Tick you have any scrap cypress
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:01 am
by hairymick
Ron,
I haven't done a lot wth aluminium. Heavy steel fabrication and pressure welding was my thing and is my trade but I bloody hate both steel and my trade. Head too long stuck in a bucket I guess.
. - Long Story mate, but that is basically why I got into this wood thing.
I just love turning beautiful timber into sawdust.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:53 pm
by tx river rat
I got both decks on today and cockpit layed out and cut
This is not a good pic but I like the look of this boat from the side
And one from the top
Started cutting the combing , I have high hopes for this boat.
Ron
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:52 pm
by Har_Laker
Ron,
Looking real good!
Lakers remind me of a Corvette, they look fast sitting still.
Yours looks really fast!
Jeff
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:59 pm
by tx river rat
Har
This is the first boat that I have built that I think will look better in the water, She should be a burner as Mick says.
In about another week I hope to find out.
Ron
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:38 pm
by tx river rat
got a little more done on the boat ,pic of combing
need a little more sanding and one more coat then she wil be ready for the black on the bottom
Ron
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:05 am
by craiggamesh
Wow you build fast! My first cedar strip kayak took me 3 years. However, I had two kids (actually my wife had them i just had to change a lot of diapers) during that time so most of the time the unfinished boat hung in the garage. This one is looking pretty and fast.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:20 pm
by tx river rat
Got some more done on the boat today, glass finished black on the bottom, dang I like the looks of this thing
Pic of the backend
and my favorite
little finishing up inside and ropes front and back she will be ready to hit the water.
Oh my two helpers
Magoo my black lab
and Catfish Charlie the superviser
Thats all folks (for today)
Ron
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:07 pm
by hairymick
dang I like the looks of this thing
Me too mate.
Top little superviser too mate. Love the grin.