: I have had two people email asking for an 'update', so I thought I would post
: a pic here.
: I used the 8 oz nylon from Mr G Dyson (drove to Bellingham to pick it up and
: meet Mr Dyson) really nice man, and waaaaay cool shop!!
: Anyway, the nylon was really nice to sew. I used the Morris method. I sewed
: it fairly tight, but there were some wrinkles and puckers. I was told that
: they would disappear.... and they did ! I sponged on some warm water, and
: after a few minutes I could see the skin was tightening. I used a hair
: dryer to gently heat the skin on the outside and inside and it tightened
: right up.

: Coaming is red oak ripped into 1/16" strips and laminated around a ply
: form. Sewed on with the artificial sinew used for the lashing. It is
: covered with tape in the pic.
: I sealed the nylon with poly from HD, tinted with artist oil paint. I tinted
: all coats, lightly for the first few coats. I found that adding the oil
: paint then a bit of poly, mixing it really well, then adding the rest of
: the poly worked well. It was blotchy, but really evened out on successive
: coats. I used a clip-style light (from Ikea) and a cereal box as a 'hood'
: to make a little 'oven' to warm the poly before applications. This seemed
: to thin it...
: This pic is poor, not really showing the yellow tint well. Successive coats
: are brighter... I will be adding the decklines within the next week and
: will post finished pics.
: Excuse the mess of my 'photo studio studio / workshop'... It goes to show
: that even without a 'shop', you can build a kayak if you're willing to put
: up with the mess!

: kelly

Hi Kelly,
Very nice work.

Indoor house lights rarely let one capture colour properly without the right flash. No worries.
At least it's indoors, my first two were built in unsuitable places. The small bits in a 12x10 room, the rest outdoors.
Then I got the workshop, a garage converted to an apartment, back.
Now, that's full.

Mike Savage
South West Cork