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Bennet George wrote in :
In article . net, says... Start with a simple stitch-and-glue model. Then work into something more complex. You'll be glad you did. I agree. I am about half way through a stripper which is my first homebuilt kayak. I started last Christmas, thinking it was going to be a winter project. I have a well-equipped shop and am not a complete novice woodworker. I am amazed at how long this is taking and how uncraftsmanlike the results. I'm thinking now this may be a practice boat which will be burned before letting anyone see it. I wish I had started with a stitch and glue boat. I'd have been on the water with it this summer. Bennet Results can vary. My friend decided he was interested in building a stripper and completed his in about 250 hours -- which included doing his own bead and cove router work on the strips. The finshed boat is a beauty: we tease him about him boat being "guy bait" because inevitably men come up and start chatting with him about his boat whenever we're at campsite or put-ins. He had some woodworking experience, having done a fair bit of carpentry work around the house, but he was not a "pro". It was his first boat. He started with only a set of plans and a lot of time browsing the web looking at kayak building sites. He's now talking about building a 25' sailboat. But first he needs to build a garage big enough and we're all betting that his wife will have something to say about THAT! -- Darryl |
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