Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'vardo'.
-
I appreciate everyone that posted pictures of their projects and finished frames. They helped me immensely. Here are some of mine. The spring clamps came in handy when positioning the stringers on the frames because of the one-handed operation. I also found adjustable bungy cords very effective.
-
I built my Vardo out of Fir Plywood, specifically Roseburg 1/2" AB Sanded Marine Plywood. I know it's not the best marine grade plywood (I previously built a canoe out of Okoume), but being in Kansas marine grade building materials are not readily available and shipping is not cheap. The Fir was available from my local big box store. As I was making the floor boards I remembered that I had some left over Okoume so decided to do a weight comparison. Each Fir floor board came in at 596 grams, and the Okoume was at 422 grams. The difference of 174 grams is about 6 ounces or 12 ounces for both boards. That's a 29% weight savings... rather significant. I estimate that building all of the boat frames out of Okoume would have thus saved a few lbs. Okoume is also higher quality, fewer voids and such, and prettier once oiled. I don't think the extra weight will make much difference, but it's food for thought for my next build.
-
-
Pictures of "Comet" my Kudzu Vardo kayak on its maiden voyage! Initial impressions were favorable; the kayak accelerates at a decent rate, easily holds her cruise speed and tracks straight and true. My getting into and out of Comet will need improvement! Overall she's a fun kayak. My daughter Laura painted some pacific northwest American Indian art on my kayak.