: Back in 1970 a couple of friends of mine made a small rowboat for
: temporary use on a summer vacation. A form of sand directly on
: the beach, covered with a sheet of plastic, chicken mesh (three
: layers if I remember correctly, sewn together with thin wire and
: folded over a couple of times at the sheer for strength) and
: then concrete, worked into the mesh (the concrete as dry as
: possible to be strong enough). Hull thickness approx. 4-5 mm.
: The result was surprisingly flexible, with a horrible finish and
: not as heavy as feared (I guess 30-35 kg or so for the two meter
: dinghy). A couple of wooden pads with oarlocks were glued on
: with Plastic Padding and a piece of styrofoam was thrown in to
: sit on. It leaked badly but after a coat of cheap house paint
: that was under control. At the end of the summer it was still
: serviceable, and was thought to have deserved a pair of crude
: wooden rails glued in to stabilize the wobbly sheer. It was
: still about, and used the following summer but was then lost.
: Nobody ever admitted having anything to do with the
: disappearance. Despite the obvious shortcomings of the
: quick-and-dirty boatbuilding attempt, I was so impressed with
: the ratio between cost, work and result, that I later build a
: ferro-cement yacht
: http://www.thomassondesign.com/nyheter/maria-kristina-tillbaka-i-sitt-ratta-element
: .
: So why not a temporary concrete kayak?

Btw, pretty boat :)

How's she sail?

Bill H.