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Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
By:Dick Gamble
Date: 3/19/2001, 7:56 pm
In Response To: Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit" (Ed Walshe - Dublin)

: I've heard of coffee-table books, but never coffee-table kayaks !

: Seriously, that's a lovely boat you've built. What is the design on the bows
: ??

Thanks.

The old english letter "G"'s on either side of the bow are cut from maple veneer and epoxied directly onto the plywood hull (I asked Eric Schade to do the cutting because I was sure I would screw it up). Applying it to the plywood was done one side at a time so I could pile magazines on it while the epoxy cured. Then I applied several coats of epoxy and sanded them down to make the letter appear flush to the surface before glassing the hull. Finally, it was masked as shown to allow it to be visible after painting the hull. Two coats of varnish just on the masked out area completed the job.

Messages In This Thread

Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit" *Pic*
Dick Gamble -- 3/19/2001, 3:41 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Bobby Curtis -- 3/20/2001, 10:27 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Jay Babina -- 3/20/2001, 10:40 am
Re: shamed
Ross Leidy -- 3/20/2001, 11:20 am
Re: shamed
Dean Trexel -- 3/20/2001, 12:36 pm
She Looks Great!
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/20/2001, 9:26 am
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/20/2001, 6:02 am
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Dick Gamble -- 3/20/2001, 7:57 am
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Ross Leidy -- 3/19/2001, 10:30 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit" *Pic*
Dick Gamble -- 3/20/2001, 5:24 am
Beautiful Deck !!! *NM*
John Monfoe -- 3/26/2001, 4:51 am
spirit of beauty
mike allen ---> -- 3/20/2001, 12:35 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 3/19/2001, 6:33 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Dick Gamble -- 3/19/2001, 7:56 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Bill Price -- 3/19/2001, 6:11 pm
Re: Radical "Sea Spirit" *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 3/19/2001, 7:48 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit" *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 3/19/2001, 7:45 pm
Re: Side view of deck - hybrid "Sea Spirit" *Pic*
Dick Gamble -- 3/19/2001, 7:35 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
Bob Deutsch -- 3/19/2001, 4:34 pm
Re: Sea trials for the hybrid "Sea Spirit"
David Hanson -- 3/19/2001, 4:00 pm