Hey Bob, you went from coach to first class with that cockpit! Wish I'd rounded mine out a bit for some extra knee lifting space.
Boat looks great.

Ian

: Fellow boat builders.....

: I've been working on a second Spring Run for a while now with lots
: of interruptions for coaching Little League Baseball, canoe
: camping trips and life in general. This boat is my 3rd build and
: I'm having a blast building it as I've learned so much form
: participating in this forum. The information you guys (and gals)
: have shared has encouraged me to push my skills and experiment
: with new techniques. For all who freely share your knowledge, I
: thank you.

: Although the boat is not finished, I thought I would share some
: pictures (we all love pics, right) I took yesterday afternoon as
: I am preparing the outside deck/hull for seam tape. The surface
: still requires sanding and varnish but you can get an idea of
: what it will look like when done.

: On this build, I used dark red cedar, medium brown cedar and
: ponderosa pine for the different sections separated by a strip
: of african mahogany. The stems and coaming ring are african
: mahogany. I learned to use my block plane on this one and all
: the strips are hand beveled and I also built most of the deck
: stapleless. Note the slots for the "Joe Greenly" style
: deck attachments.

: This boat was built specifically for a trip next summer that my son
: and I are planning that will be about 100 miles on the Altamaha
: river in SE Georgia ending at the coast. It's a flat, wide river
: and we'll be in a group that paddles at a modest pace. I wanted
: a nice big cockpit so I could easily stretch my legs, pull them
: up and out of the boat so it's 39" long. Huge for a sea
: kayak but exactly what I wanted. One of the coolest things about
: building your own boat is that you can get exactly what you
: want....

: I hope to finish up by Thanksgiving. Anyway, enjoy the "in
: process" pics in the subsequent posts....

: Bob Beaullieu