I took a week off work and headed for the shop. Here’s my results.

I basically have the frame complete on my Walrus with a few pieces still to construct. The deck beams, deck stringers floor and cockpit are at this point either screwed in place or just set in place. I’ll need to take them apart epoxy the joints and reassemble the boat. I also still have some epoxy coating to do.

The front cockpit deck beam had to be reconstructed from scratch. The first one made getting into and out of the kayak a little too tight. Where I work, it would have qualified for a confined spaces permit.

The epoxy coating worked out well. Some areas are receiving a second coat. The first coating took about 6 hours to apply. I used Raka epoxy with the slow hardener. I was trying to buy as much time as possible to apply the epoxy since it is a slow and tedious process. I have applied about 30 oz of epoxy to the boat.

Currently, the boat weighs in at 19 pounds. Considering the length and oversized stringers, I’m very happy with the weight. The entire frame is of western red cedar with the following exceptions: the 2 deck beams which the cockpit attach to are cherry, The cockpit cowling is okume plywood.

Speaking of the cockpit, it is a modified guillemot design from Nick’s book.

The link below takes you to the latest pics.

Roger

PS The goofy looking guy sitting in the kayak is me. What can I say. At least the kayak is photogenic.