Finally finished up the rear rigging on the SeaTour. I’ve also got Pedro style carry handles fore and aft. That’s Hannah’s paddle tucked under the rigging. I may carry it along as a spare this weekend. My paddle (not pictured) is hanging from the rafters with a fresh coat of varnish [...]

driftwoodkayak
An amazing greenland style kayak built out of drift and found wood.
It was with uncertainty that I contemplated building a kayak with hand tools out of found wood. To help with the project I collaborated with Kiliii Yu, hunter, forager, and native skills expert. http://www.dancinghawk.com Together over the course of [...]

Went to the lake with the family and a good friend today. I’m getting more comfortable in the SeaTour and had a blast paddling around the little inlet. I don’t think I’m ready for real waves yet but probably soon. We’re heading out again tomorrow morning before it gets crowded.
Here’s a picture [...]

I started rigging the kayak today. I finished the tabs for the deck rigging and paddle park. I also carved a ball from a block of WRC for the park/handle and sanded the toggles for the deck rigging. I’ll finish the front rigging tomorrow and with any luck actually get to paddle [...]

I got the nylon fabric for the spray skirt in the mail this week. It is a little thinner than I expected but it seems to hold water and it is very tough. I’ll be sure to post pictures and a review once I get to paddle with it.
For those curious, I got [...]

John has posted a few nice pages with some great information. I especially love the way he’s got seven kayaks packed into a two stall garage and still has room to spare for his cars.
I may try to make a set of the J racks before my next trip to Gavleston.
Taking Lines From a [...]

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Building the Greenland Kayak
I refered to this book a lot while building my Yost style non-folders and found it so well written and informative that I just have to give it a plug here.
Even if you aren’t building a traditional style Greenland kayak there are a lot of good general building tips, design criteria and [...]

We made it to Canyon Lake in one piece and launched about noon. The weather was nice, partly cloudy and mild temperatures. The water is a beautiful blue and reasonably clear.
Hannah really enjoyed the Sea Pup and managed to dump it a few times. She doesn’t have a spray skirt yet so [...]

I finished up the skin today. The pucker in the middle of the cockpit will get taken care of when I glue up the coaming riser. I’m going to make a free standing coaming like Tom does here but using HDPE tubing instead of aluminum. I’ll post more tomorrow on how well [...]