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 [...]

I laced up the hull yesterday and pulled it tight before gluing the bow and stern. The process is pretty easy and while the lacing isn’t necessary I think it gives me time to work most of the wrinkles out before stapling. The yellow skin lets a lot more light through than the [...]

I finished up the frame and seat yesterday and set it on the scale. So far it’s sitting right at 29 lbs. My goal is to keep it under 40 total. I’m not sure how much the skin will weigh yet but I’ve got a lightweight coaming planned that should help.

I had a test sit in the cockpit this afternoon. It’ll fit nicely. Frame 3 will work perfectly as a foot rest and I have just enough room in frame 4 for my calves to slip through. The 2′ 8″ cockpit is definitely not too large. I’ll just be able to [...]

I got a great start on my kayak today. Hannah’s still needs a little work but I figured I could do it while the glue is drying on mine.
I wanted something to handle my current weight and maybe a little gear. After talking with a lot of people and looking at all the [...]