Action Tiger Posted September 3, 2014 Author Posted September 3, 2014 Okay. I lied to everyone. I am going to do crack, er, I mean work on the boat today. I stitched up the stems, which I'll finish with the whip stitchy deal after the soldering iron warms up and I can trim the cloth. Aside from a few deck wrinkles, I won't have to iron at all, and there are only two or three minor pull holes. I really do have grown up stuff for a few days, but I hope to get the coaming sewn in by the weekend. Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 4, 2014 Author Posted September 4, 2014 I plan to put little stitches in the fold I left a little long. I tried to make the transition from cords to folds to stem look like the stem head on a fancy dingy. I think it looks close. This shot really displays the beauty of the lines. Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 8, 2014 Author Posted September 8, 2014 Sew. You want to be a coaming, huh? You know the drill! I ran about 30 miles this weekend, then worked more on the area that will be a garden while I waited for the glue on the lip to dry. Then I unclamped my coaming, gave it a quick once over, and marked the holes. I just may get this thing sewed up tomorrow. Yeah, right... Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 9, 2014 Author Posted September 9, 2014 The paint I paid 5$ for, and got a 10$ rebate! My favorite color! Big Box premium exterior latex. Thinned it to watery cream consistency for the prime coat. Quote
P Doug (WA) Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 Congrats, really looks great. I love the stitching on the front. Very nice touch. Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 9, 2014 Author Posted September 9, 2014 Thank you. I have this habit of building boats and giving them away to people. This type of boat has a short list, like a lapstrake cedar canoe... I like the style so much, though, I've decided to build one of my own. Firefly? Longshot? After vacation, I'll decide and get started. I'll post a few more photos as I finish painting and outfitting. I will float it in grandma's pool, then, off to the lake for 10 days of hard use... Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 I don't know that it's the best picture, but it's mostly done. I'm going to rig it minimally, with latigo, antler, and ash. I may go camo, too, for giggles. This is one coat of thinned paint, two coats of full strength. Debating if last coat will be brown or camo, meanwhile I'll bake her in the sun a bit. Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 I think soon to be twelve year old son will get this one. He wants grass camo so he can sneak around the edges of the water ways we paddle. Soon to be ten year old daughter wants to build her own kayak. She thinks they are classier than the plywood pirogue I built them... Quote
Ekapi Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 While I do like longer pointier swifter and rolly-er kayaks I don't overlook the usefulness of these types of 'yaks either. They are like dang near perfect camp boats...one you keep handy to actually DO stuff in, like fishing, hauling a pck-a-nick basket to the other side of the lake with yer sweetheart , hauling a bit of groceries back to camp or whatnot. When it is all said and done, a boat like this actually sees more use than other, lower volume performance sea kayaks. Lighter to load than most canoes, and while not an 18', 19" beam Greenland, they aren't exactly slow either What's not to like? A.T., you put that together smartly. Nice. Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 11, 2014 Author Posted September 11, 2014 Thank you, Ekapi. Honestly, I built this boat on a lark, because I got a smart phone with internet. I found the free plans and bit. Thanks again, Jeff. That said, I think this is one of the prettiest short boats I've ever seen. Thanks again, Jeff. This boat is ideal for a certain bass pond I know of...but I will build a longer Kudzu boat for myself. Also, I try not to put anything non-Kudzu related on here, but I enjoy the rolly boats... Six years ago I ruptured a lumbar disc, though, so my layback roll ain't what it once was. Quote
Ekapi Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 And lest I forget to note that Jeff did a dandy job drawing up a real useful handy little boat. Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 12, 2014 Author Posted September 12, 2014 Uh oh. I messed up and found a half can of gloss moss green, and half can of yellow. If I find some white, it could be camo time... Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 14, 2014 Author Posted September 14, 2014 Okay. I did it. This is just the yellow. I have green and brown to play with, too. Not close to done, but I'm an artist, so I can visualize the big picture. Quote
Hirilonde Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Find a 2 year old, set the boat and some cans of paint on a tarp, throw in a brush and let him/her go Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 14, 2014 Author Posted September 14, 2014 So, you've been talking to my family... Quote
Action Tiger Posted September 14, 2014 Author Posted September 14, 2014 Getting grassier and grassier... 1 Quote
woodman Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 Looking good..... It's a wide open array of examples on the net... https://www.google.com/search?q=grass+camouflage&espv=2&biw=1013&bih=632&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=DjMWVObOO-X58AGY5IHADA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=grass+camouflage+paint+on+boat Quote
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