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  1. Launched my recently completed Ravenswood today.... Paddled about 6km South from Etty Bay to Mourilyan Harbour and then back. Perfect weather - sunny day with a light breeze. It felt a little twitchy at first but I was feeling comfortable in it by the time I returned, this was my introduction to sea kayaks. Great day..
  2. Thank you ! My ignorance is extensive. I know little about kayaks and I have never seen a SOF kayak in the flesh. I have built a number of boats, including a strip plank canoe but usually from plans, not patterns. Peter
  3. Thanks to you both for your help - I used Queensland Silver Ash and pulled it off the jig at 1/2" to see, and decided that it is likely strong enough. Maybe I can pick your brains a bit more.. Does the coaming sit on the centre stringer at the rear, and the two intermediate ones at the front ? Do I lash it on or is it retained by the cover when its stitched on ?
  4. Hi all.. I'm building Ravenswood and currently laminating the coaming. I used the pattern to make the jig and all the scrap ply went into my wood fired oven a couple of days ago. That leaves me with no dimension for the thickness of the lamination. So, can anyone help please ? I would guess that it is about an inch, but...
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