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  1. Brother Bill: Very nice! Please tell us more about: Is that Lake Wendouree? (I took the liberty of pulling up a map of Ballarat) What skin material did you use? How does your Curlew paddle? Details of your Greenland paddle? Details of your foot braces? How did you sew that elegant stern? Fair winds! Andy
  2. The coaming support that I showed proudly in the post above failed a few weeks later. The epoxy didn't fail but it pulled off the surface layer of the wood of the gunwale and the coaming. Perhaps a message about hubris from the kayak gods. The 1st pic below shows the areas where the support pulled off. The 2nd pic shows the failed brace (left) and the new one designed to be lashed to the frame (right). The last pic shows the new brace lashed in place. I'll put the boat out on the lawn, see how the modification works, and report back.
  3. Pretty boat! Pretty country! Thanks for posting.
  4. Eduardo: Very nice! What material is the skin? What is the coating/paint? Happy paddling, Andy
  5. Scott: I haven't seen any sign of chafing on mine. As you note, they fit snugly in the frames. With no movement there is no chafing. Have fun!
  6. I added coaming supports to my Ravenswood after I completed it and found that the plywood coaming flexed more than I liked when getting in and out of the boat. Since I couldn't lash them in, I glued them to the gunwales and lower layer of coaming with epoxy (see pic below). If I was building another boat, I would install lashable ones as shown in Vardo photo above.
  7. Laurie: I think all the Kudzu Craft boats have more beam than your Avocet, so they might not fit your style. Take a look at yostwerks.org for a selection of skinnier boats. Also check out gentrycustomboats.com. Have fun!
  8. Bow: NRS Split Float - Stern* Stern: Skin Boat Store 57 x 21 x 8 * yes, stern bag is used in bow
  9. Brother David: The path to happiness can be hard to identify. But I can say that building and paddling a Ravenswood has given me much happiness. As far as displacement, refer to the attached photos. The first pic shows me (175 lb) and the second shows me and grandson (total 200 lb). I think that the boat looks to be on her lines at your weight. Regarding paddling, she is faster but more tiddly than a rec boat. It takes but a little time to get used to less stability but it is very rewarding. Have fun and don't hesitate to reach out for advice while building. Have fun!
  10. ProaRaider: Check out Dave Gentry's site (gentrycustomboats.com). He has designs for several SOF boats with sails including a decked sailing canoe, a melon seed skiff, and an outrigger canoe. Fair winds!
  11. Brother Ejvind: Looks nice! Please tell us more. Dimensions? Materials? Experiences during building? I recall that Jeff had free plans for this boat on his website some time ago. Kudzucraft store is currently down so I can't check it out. Thanks for posting, Andy
  12. Brother KCS: Hard to say without knowing more about the characteristics of the water body where you plan to paddle and how far you plan to go, but in general, a 12-foot boat is going to be slower than a longer one. With SOF boats, a couple of extra feet of length won't add much in weight. Of course, extra length can be an issue regarding storage. I'd say that either of the boats that you are thinking about will allow you to paddle a couple of miles in calm conditions (little wind or current) without too much exertion. Maybe you could borrow or rent a 12-foot plastic boat (there are many of that size) and try it out to get a better idea of what might suit your needs. Building a SOF boat will be fun in any case. Fair winds, Andy
  13. Thanks for the report. What was the location of your last adventure of the season? That's crazy beautiful!
  14. Karin: Take a look at yostwerks.org. There is information about building folding kayaks with PVC skins. Fair winds, Andy
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