Hal Hammond Posted June 20, 2022 Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 We finally finished lashing my wife’s Ravenswood LV. It’s astonishingly light at 18 lbs minus coaming. Next up, assembling my Ravenswood Standard. Frames and stringers are done so we’re hoping it will go together more quickly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted June 20, 2022 Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 Even I am always amazed at the weight of the frame. Of course the skin and paint will bring that up but even so they are so easy to handle compared to Tupperware boats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Pettigrew Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 @Hal Hammond I don't see the coaming supports on the sides. Do you need them? They were not part of my Ravenswood LV plans, but my Vardo had them. See pic if you are unsure what I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy00 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Pettigrew Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 22 hours ago, andy00 said: 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. Thanks for the advice. Fortunately, I have not skinned the boat yet. Time to fabricate some supports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy00 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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