Today I put the rear hatch frame/bulkhead together and got it seal coated with epoxy. Also sealed the shear clamps. I will epoxy these to the sides of the hull before putting the deck on. If I were to do this over, I’d mount them to the deck as I stripped it [...]

I followed the directions in Building the Greenland Kayak for building the float bags but glued the vinyl instead of getting heat sealing fabric.

The process is pretty easy. Measure the void to be filled with the float bag. You will need the circumference of the hull on both ends and the length of [...]

It was 105F in the shed when I got home so I didn’t get too much done.
I glued some extra fabric to the bow and stern and pulled out some more of the wrinkles. Then stapled the skin to the gunwales and cut the excess loose.

I started working on the float bags but it [...]

Got the inside of the hull glassed today, first I put a carbon area in the floor and sides of the cockpit then glassed in front of that then behind it. After everything set up and I trimmed the edges, I put the deck on top to see how things were going to look. [...]

I started skinning the hull today. Lacing up all that cord sure is time consuming. I think it went well and I managed to pull out all the wrinkles below the chine and most of the ones above. There are some small ones near the gunwale but I don’t think they’ll spend [...]

After the glass was put on the hull, (last post) I applied a carbon fiber band around the cockpit on the inside of the deck for a tad more strength. Today I finished glassing the inside of the deck, then sanded and seal coated the inside of the hull.  I will be applying the glass [...]

Got a break from all the extra stuff I got going on, so sanded the hull, put the stems on and seal coated it.  Next I applied the dookie smutz to fill the knots and a few cracks.  While that was setting up, I sanded the inside of the deck and applied a seal coat [...]

Finally got to do a little on the kayak, I’ve been busy with Mission week at our church. My project was a bathroom re-do, remove the tub and install a shower. In between that and another project for a friend, I glued some more sticks on the ‘yak. I put the cheek plates in [...]

I was thinking of taking a kayak to Iowa sometime this summer and fishing with a friend of mine so I researched registration laws for the state. I was unable to find any information on the website so I emailed, and eventually talked on the phone with someone from the DNR.
I talked with Marj [...]

I received the skin from Rochford Supply. It was $3 cheaper per yard than Tom’s source and appears to be the same stuff. When he’s done moving and gets some internet I’ll see about sending a sample so he can test it and compare it to the Coverlight from Mauritzon.
The coaming is nearly [...]