Kudzu Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Finally started MY new boat. It's going to be a test bed for some new ideas. It is based off the redesigned Short Shot with a few tweaks to the underwater shape. Trying a laminated masik (frame under the coaming) to add a touch of knee room. Tight braces in the coaming and some other odds and ends. Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 That looks real slick. Does the masik fall in the same plane as the frame? That is a really sweet looking sheer, to my eyes. Quote
Kudzu Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 I totally redesigned the deck to accommodate this laminated frame. I have never really been happy with the deck shape on most of my boats. Form follows function but the eye wants beauty. So this was an attempt to fix that and by using a laminated frame there it gained 1' of space. On this boat I lowered the from of the coaming 1", keeping the same knee room. Have to get the skin on but I really like this shape so far. Quote
Sugarbaker Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 This looks beautiful. Starting to become a hybrid of fuselage frame and traditional greenland kayak (at least in appearance). Unfortunately I am temporarily without a work space or place to store a boat (my Shad frame pieces suffer from a state of 'unassembled' due to a long pending move to California). I fear it will be 7 months to a year before I am able to start building again. Even so, by that time your new boat may be through some of your prototyping stages and ready for me to purchase plans! While I do love the lines of Shad this new frame appears to be what I've been searching for since the beginning of my interest in SOF kayaks. Well done, I look forward to seeing this project progress. Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 My question was pretty vague. Does the masik sit on top of the frame? In front of the frame? How is the masik attached, I guess was my question. Just curious... Quote
Kudzu Posted March 28, 2015 Author Posted March 28, 2015 It is attached to the frame below, lashed in place. Keep in mind while it looks good, it may collapse or fail in some dramatic way too. To early to get excited about it or some of the other changes. Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Just curious. I've built a few kayaks in the West Greenland tradition, and the masiks, or masiqs for those of you, were connected by a mechanical joint, some pegs, AND some lashings, to much beefier gunwales than you typically use. Just wondering how you tackled it. I think it looks cool, and I love to watch your experiments and learn... I wish you the best of luck. Quote
Kudzu Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 By the time most of you read this it should be ready for paint. Here are some updated photos of the skinning process. I LOVE this boats lines!! Double corded stitch with 8 oz polyester. Takes some practice to get it right! Yea, I messed up and forgot to put thumbtacks in the fabric and it twisted. Ended up a crooked seam and I pride myself on straight seams. But just wasn't worth the effort to fix it. Traditional blood letting at the end of the process. Quote
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