Long Shot launch

[Gene T]

Launch is a figure of speech.  The boat is finished but the water is too stiff to launch.  The gray material in the cockpit is quarter inch closed cell foam to protect the inside of the boat, comfort for you feet and to hold the seat in the proper place.  I like to remove the seat to let air in to dry the bottom and make sure it's clean.

[DURRETTD]

Wow!

 

I'm not a fan of dark-colored boats, but I'm thinking one of those would look good on my white sand!

 

Best Kudzu Craft ad I've seen so far. I'll take one! 

[Gene T]

Thanks, you're right in that it would look good on white sand rather than white snow and ice.

[Hirilonde]

I am more concerned with how my kayaks look on water 

 

Nice looking boat.  Waiting for the thaw will be frustrating.

[Action Tiger]

I don't know. This photo leaves me cold...

Pretty boat, though.

[labrat]

You've done a good job on that Gene, very neat work.  Don't forget to post some photos when you get it onto some less stiff water

 

Not surprising it's called Long Shot - it's so sleek it looks fast when it's not even moving.

 

[lisian]

Ohh thats cold!

[Kaiyaque]

Really nice job! I actually like the dark color: it would make an excellent stealth boat. I just finished the frame on my Long Shot. Modified the bow to make it even more radical, and added bow and stern hatches. These add weight, but I need to be able to easily access my gear. I'm going to paint mine brownish to simulate animal hide, and all the deck lines, etc will be brown, as well. It will be a change from my hard shell, which is bright shiny red.

 

I have a web site which follows the process here. You've all been through it, but my cousins, who live all over the place, wanted to see how it was done.

I'm waiting for the skin to arrive. The finished frame: