Kayak Bytes » Strip http://kayakbytes.com Just another LR2 Blogs weblog Thu, 03 May 2012 06:51:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Second time out http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/09/second-time-out/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/09/second-time-out/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:49:06 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/09/second-time-out/ Anton and I took the kayaks out again today, mostly for me to work on a roll. The conditions had changed quite a bit from Friday, a lot of boat traffic and higher winds. There was also a ‘whole whack’ (as they say in Canada) of people there. Chop and wakes in the inlet we paddled were at times 2 feet. The boat felt very stable in those even when I was sitting broadside to them. They did move me in towards the rocks pretty fast though. Not a problem, jut paddled back out when I got close. I did some 1/2 rolls in the shallows with Anton spotting me. Skulling brace to capsize then swept back up, all on the same side. About like Jay Babina demonstrates in his video, only I don’t make it look that easy. Laying back and sliding up over the rear deck is real nice.

Haven’t got the pictures from today ‘developed’ yet, so here’s one from Friday.

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/09/second-time-out/feed/ 0 Road ready http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/05/road-ready/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/05/road-ready/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:51:00 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/05/road-ready/ Here’s a picture of the Sea Ranger on top of the car, ready for the road trip and triple launching at Canyon Lake NW of New Braunfels TX on Friday.  We will be taking a bunch of pictures on this one.  Just hope we have a bit of decent weather.

Take care all..

Tony

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/05/road-ready/feed/ 2 Moving right along.. http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/03/moving-right-along/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/03/moving-right-along/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:51:58 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/03/moving-right-along/ Well, by the end of the day the kayak will be sea (lake) worthy. Had to take a break to write a post and put some new pictures up. I got the gasket material in the hatch covers and all is looking good. The front hatch still needs bungees applied and the boat could hit the water.

Speaking of hitting the water, Anton and I are planning a triple new boat launch Friday, Hence the bit of urgency to get it ready. It will be one proven design, the Sea Pup and 2 non proven designs, one being his modified Sea Tour and the other being the first ever Sea Ranger stripper. Friday will be 5 days short of 2 months on my build, and Anton has built 2 sof’s in that time. Should be an interesting day! Suppose we should call the Media??

Here’s the picture, you can click on it for a few more..

Tony

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/07/03/moving-right-along/feed/ 0 Seat and Backrest carved and fitted. http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/28/seat-and-backrest-carved-and-fitted/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/28/seat-and-backrest-carved-and-fitted/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:46:48 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/28/seat-and-backrest-carved-and-fitted/ I carved the seat and back rest today, also glued the backrest to the back bulkhead and am pretty happy with how it came out. See picture below. Also in the works today was final shaping of the front hatch flange and epoxying it into place. You can click through on the picture below to see that. Tomorrow I will take all the bungees off and shape the outside of the shear area. Then apply some FG cloth that has been cut on a bias. Somewhere in there, I’m gonna mow the lawn too… Yuuckkk!
Later..
Tony Olsen

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/28/seat-and-backrest-carved-and-fitted/feed/ 2 2 halves joined today http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/27/2-halves-joined-today/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/27/2-halves-joined-today/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:12:09 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/27/2-halves-joined-today/ I mixed up a batch of epoxy, cabosil and wood flour and put the resulting paste on all the edges that meet. Not too bad of an experience except for the mosquitoes biting. Sure is a distraction. But, swatting and epoxying, and strapping the boat together with bungees didn’t go too bad. I think I’m going to let this set all day tomorrow just to insure that it is completely cured. I still have the seat and backrest to build, shaping the front hatch lip, drill some holes for rigging, make a paddle park, and put the toggles in for the back hatch so I can stay busy doing other things. Here’s a picture looking aft through the back hatch / backrest. As usual, you can click on it for more pictures.

Good building all!

Tony Olsen

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/27/2-halves-joined-today/feed/ 0 Coaming epoxied to the riser http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/23/coaming-epoxied-to-the-riser/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/23/coaming-epoxied-to-the-riser/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:53:39 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/23/coaming-epoxied-to-the-riser/ I got the coaming epoxied to the riser, sanded, and sealed.  Ready for glass which should happen tomorrow.  Also on the completed list is the hatch flange built, but needs sanding and a bit of filling in of some voids prior to installing in the hatch hole.  I built the hatch small since this will not be a kayak for touring, but for short day trips and exercise.  The smaller hatch is easier to keep water tight.  The front bulkhead has been final fit but needs to be glassed in place in the hull (easier now than when the two halves are joined.)  After the join, I can seal and glass the deck to bulkhead area.  Here’s a picture of the coaming, not as perfect as I would have liked, but the little faults are only visible to me and a few discerning observers.  As usual, click on the picture for more if you like.

P.S.  A big Thank You to all 200 of you that visited yesterday, that was the most visitors in one day so far!

Tony

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/23/coaming-epoxied-to-the-riser/feed/ 0 Coaming done, hatch cut http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/19/coaming-done-hatch-cut/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/19/coaming-done-hatch-cut/#comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:34:29 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/19/coaming-done-hatch-cut/ Coaming needs to be shaped yet, but all the gluing is done. I cut out the hatch this afternoon and flipped the deck over to get ready to build up the hatch lip. Here’s the progress picture for the day, click on it for more..

Tony

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/19/coaming-done-hatch-cut/feed/ 0 Coaming being built http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/18/coaming-being-built/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/18/coaming-being-built/#comments Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:41:46 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/18/coaming-being-built/ I started on the coaming today, so far have 6 strips in the glue-up. They are slightly less than 1/8 inch, so I will be putting 1 more on to get to the 3/4 inch mark I’m shooting for. The center strip is redwood for a nice contrast to the white pine. Also finished is the for and aft compartment shear clamps, the shaping went well and I re-sealed them with a coat of epoxy. After the coaming is built, I plan on cutting the front hatch and laying up the flange. After that is done, I can final fit the front bulkhead and join the deck and hull. I’ll probably put in a fillet of dookie smutz so the bias cut fiberglass doesn’t have to make such a sharp turn on the inside of the cockpit. Here’s a picture of never having too many clamps… Click on it for more.

Tony Olsen

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/18/coaming-being-built/feed/ 0 Aft shear clamps installed. http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/16/aft-shear-clamps-installed/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/16/aft-shear-clamps-installed/#comments Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:05:54 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/16/aft-shear-clamps-installed/ After the last post, I epoxied the rear bulkhead-hatch frame in place. This morning, I mixed up the epoxy and added Cab-o-sil to thicken it a bit. If ya work with this stuff, be sure to wear a respirator, that silca can lead to silicosis even tho the MSDS sheet doesn’t consider it much of a hazard. I used that thickened epoxy to glue the aft shear clamps in place. (picture below) A couple of spreader sticks keeps the width of the kayak in the proper shape while all this is setting up. The front bulkhead is now cut and will be final fit when the deck is closer. I also sanded and put another coat on the deck, getting pretty smooth, I think one more will do it. Tomorrow will be installing the front shears and another coat of epoxy on the deck after a bit of sanding.

Take care all,

Tony

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]]> http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/16/aft-shear-clamps-installed/feed/ 0 Building the rear bulkhead http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/15/building-the-rear-bulkhead/ http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/15/building-the-rear-bulkhead/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:25:00 +0000 tony http://kayakbytes.com/2006/06/15/building-the-rear-bulkhead/ 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 by putting notches in the forms to hold the shear clamps. Part of what I like about building is the problem solving. The rear hatch will fit into the rear bulkhead inside the cockpit. This leaves the rear deck clear and water tight. The rear hatch will also double as a back rest by carving a bit of minicell foam and gluing it to the hatch. Here’s a picture of the bulkhead frame and hatch, click on it for more mictures.

Tony

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