woodman Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 Got the first phase of the paint done...went to HD to get some yellow rustoleum tinted to a burnt orange...The next phase is to paint the hull black.... Quote
P Doug (WA) Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 SWEET! When I painted my ship, I tried out the Frogtape. It won't stick to the polyester, but it will stick to the painted portion. It gave me a nice clean line. Quote
woodman Posted April 18, 2012 Author Posted April 18, 2012 I had some left over 1/4'' scotch pinstripe tape but not enough..The only place that has it is an automotive paint store...so a trip to town tomorow... Step 3 striping over the orange, preparing to airbrush over the orange with black...... Quote
P Doug (WA) Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 Talking about putting a wood covering over the seam on a SOF kayak, made me want to get an idea of what it would look like. I just laid the scrap strip I just made on my whip stitching and snapped a picture. If I was to do it I would stitch the seam real well, maybe using a back stitch and lay a slightly grooved piece of wood over it. Fasten it down with screws about 4" apart. Going down the stem and bow would be a little more of a challenge, but very doable. Might not look bad.... Quote
woodman Posted April 18, 2012 Author Posted April 18, 2012 Yea...but after stitching mine... I like the stitching .... Well it is done and to me it's fair...I could..or should have...that sums it up with the unevenness of the airbrushed black.... 1 Quote
P Doug (WA) Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 WOW!! Very, very VERY classy. I love the paint job. Quote
woodman Posted April 30, 2012 Author Posted April 30, 2012 Trying to fabricate a backband from leather and some other salvaged parts..along with a cheap seat... Oh. and the kayak weighs 28 lbs.,.. Still need to paint the fabric on the inside of the coaming..... Quote
woodman Posted May 15, 2012 Author Posted May 15, 2012 I finaly got the boat on the watter..forgot the camera..man the day was beautiful and the lake was clear... Oh man I'm hooked now...this 28 lb boat is ausome...tracks really good and is super stable...even fished out of it....it was a breeze to carry with one hand up and down the steep bank to put it on the lake....I've built 4 cedar strip boats, 4 stitch and glue boats...These SOF are the most fun to build and paddle...I'm hooked...Thanks to Jeff and his book and this forum...Now I need to finish Curlew.. Quote
Hirilonde Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 ..Now I need to finish Curlew.. Absolutely! You don't have nearly enough boats Quote
P Doug (WA) Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 That gets me anxious to give it a try. It will be a month though. The water is still to high and cold for me. Quote
woodman Posted May 16, 2012 Author Posted May 16, 2012 As they say "it got slimed" well went back to that clear lake this morning and the bass were on it...this is the one 19'' long.... I need to mark off a scale on this boat I guess.... And then later I hooked into a carp that took me for a ride foe about 20 min. I tighnend up the drag on the 4lb test to try to get a hand on him, with my hand tired and all and he broke the line.... Quote
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