ndenahan

Good advice Jeff, will do.

Thanks Action Tiger. I believe I read some of your post while trying to decide what boat to build for Aden. We in north central Florida have an embarrassment of beautiful first magnitude springs. The spring head in just off to the left of the photo and if flows about 6.9 million gallons daily. To the right is about a quarter mile spring run that meets up with the dark brown tannin stain Santa Fe River. It is pretty neat to see the two flows come together. We hope to head out to the Ichetucknee River next, it is also a spring fed crystal clear beauty. The only problem is now the rest of us all want a kayak to paddle the rivers with Aden.

Built a Free B for my son Aden's birthday it was my first SOF kayak. Some pictures: Aden next to the frame simply strapped together https://www.dropbox.com/s/eadrr8ph15s3rra/2015-06-07%2013.10.42.jpg?dl=0 The stern fit together: https://www.dropbox.com/s/buvs7vi69hjnq1u/2015-06-10%2023.38.51.jpg?dl=0 Frame mostly lashed: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fr4pc681u12c0a8/2015-06-10%2023.39.17.jpg?dl=0 Checking that I did it right: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5kp1fket195gqn9/2015-06-10%2023.39.24.jpg?dl=0 Checking that he fits, he is a big boy at 6'1": https://www.dropbox.com/s/dyd9n77wrdqtl27/2015-06-12%2020.44.39.jpg?dl=0 Not as big as that frame though: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u1wr173903a0gpw/2015-06-12%2020.45.56.jpg?dl=0 Video of the saran wrap swimming pool test: https://www.dropbox.com/s/myfscyq0cnklf7i/2015-06-13%2021.27.38.mp4?dl=0 Trying to figure out the best way to deal with the coaming: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dge5683j549edwj/20150810_074447.jpg?dl=0 Ironing the wrinkles out: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2wbn652d70xdqs6/20150810_223441.jpg?dl=0 Finally in the water at Blue Springs Florida: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6t3skgfi4wccg5/20150821_181400.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/bf3r6nienleie8t/20150821_181337.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/6hou6hz3a20t394/20150821_181322.jpg?dl=0 We had fun building this boat. All told I have about $250 in the boat with enough spare material to almost build another. Thanks to Jeff from Kuduz craft for making this adventure available for free.