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Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ?
By:Andy Boyd
Date: 9/21/2009, 2:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ? *Pic* (Clayton Plunkett)

: It can be done in less time. I did one for my daughter in one month. That was
: when I was working 10 hour days 5 day weeks at my job. I had to put the
: hours in after work every day and all weekend. Here is a picture of the
: hull striping almost complete. The picture is dated. I will post the kayak
: finished with a dated picture. You may notice the kayak is stapleless.

Clayton, this looks like an interesting strip hold-down method - using rope clamped at the sheer line. Do you get much strength with this method, particularly in the tougher transition areas where there's more twist necessary in the strips?

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Review: How long to build a kayak ?
WONG -- 9/12/2009, 7:55 pm
Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ?
PatrickC -- 9/21/2009, 8:16 pm
17-18 ft is good :) *NM*
Ross Leidy -- 9/21/2009, 3:04 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 9/14/2009, 7:38 pm
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Robert Warren -- 9/14/2009, 8:39 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 9/14/2009, 10:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/13/2009, 8:38 am
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Andy Waddington -- 9/21/2009, 5:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2009, 12:43 am
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Andy Waddington -- 9/22/2009, 5:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2009, 1:57 am
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Ken Blanton -- 9/13/2009, 4:35 pm
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george jung -- 9/13/2009, 10:10 pm
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Deano -- 9/12/2009, 8:50 pm
Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ? *LINK*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 9/13/2009, 12:27 am
Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ? *Pic*
Clayton Plunkett -- 9/14/2009, 10:08 am
Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ?
Andy Boyd -- 9/21/2009, 2:23 pm
Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ?
Clayton Plunkett -- 9/21/2009, 10:42 pm
Re: Review: How long to build a kayak ? *Pic*
Clayton Plunkett -- 9/14/2009, 10:15 am
A winter *NM*
Jay Babina -- 9/12/2009, 8:34 pm