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Some progress on the now not flat bottomed kayak *PIC*
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 9/20/2012, 5:57 pm
In Response To: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... (Robert N Pruden)

I figured out how to reshape the remaining panels on the once flat bottomed kayak and now have everything set to...well, almost set to make and install the new panels. I set the old bottom into aposition just to see if it would align and wouldn't you know it...I done good so far. I used duct tape (thanks again, Red, old buddy) and bits of wood to position the hull bottom and hold it into place. Next step is to create and wire in temporary ribs to hold the hull into position during the S&G process. I had hoped to make the new panels this weekend, but as it goes, I am being sent out of town again (friggin' work) so I can't do anything about making the new panels until I get back into town next week. Once those new panels are installed, the rest is basic S&G work to git er done and get this concern on the water. I figger she'll be ready for the Aich-two-oh by the end of October, if not sooner. I have been preaching to Linda (the wife) that she will just LOVE this little kayak...that buys me time in the garage when she might be thinking that the house chores are being neglected...which they are but hey, I have my priorities, eh! The following link takes you to my FB album where you can look at the progress of this project.

Oh yeah, I am trying to decide on what to name this kayak and will do all art work during the winter months when life is quieter.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151019037047747.420302.609972746&type=1&l=75a5f79342

Robert N Pruden

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S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and...
Robert N Pruden -- 9/5/2012, 10:44 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and...
ancient kayaker -- 9/5/2012, 11:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2012, 1:52 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/6/2012, 8:49 am
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John Abercrombie -- 9/6/2012, 11:27 am
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ancient kayaker -- 9/6/2012, 11:56 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/6/2012, 12:31 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/6/2012, 12:57 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/6/2012, 5:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2012, 1:48 am
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mick allen -- 9/6/2012, 6:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/7/2012, 3:33 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/8/2012, 12:31 am
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ancient kayaker -- 9/8/2012, 11:57 am
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/7/2012, 6:22 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and...
John Abercrombie -- 9/7/2012, 8:46 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and...
Robert N Pruden -- 9/7/2012, 9:25 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/7/2012, 9:26 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 9/7/2012, 11:01 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/10/2012, 9:44 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and...
Kenneth Sutherland -- 9/11/2012, 12:03 am
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and...
Bill Hamm -- 9/11/2012, 1:57 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/11/2012, 9:03 pm
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Kenneth Sutherland -- 9/14/2012, 11:25 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and...
Robert N Pruden -- 9/11/2012, 2:08 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/11/2012, 8:03 pm
Progress on the RP Sport surprises me *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/12/2012, 1:56 pm
Oh yeah...one more thought...
Robert N Pruden -- 9/12/2012, 2:00 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/12/2012, 3:34 pm
How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Robert N Pruden -- 9/13/2012, 5:37 pm
Joggle Stick for panel shape transfer *PIC*
Kenneth Sutherland -- 9/14/2012, 12:31 am
Re: Joggle Stick for panel shape transfer
Robert N Pruden -- 9/14/2012, 4:34 pm
Re: Joggle Stick for panel shape transfer
Robert N Pruden -- 9/18/2012, 5:26 pm
Re: Joggle Stick for panel shape transfer
John Messinger -- 9/25/2012, 8:23 am
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
ancient kayaker -- 9/21/2012, 11:35 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2012, 1:13 am
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Robert N Pruden -- 9/25/2012, 2:29 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Bill Hamm -- 9/27/2012, 2:05 am
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
ancient kayaker -- 9/26/2012, 5:49 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Robert N Pruden -- 9/27/2012, 6:53 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
ancient kayaker -- 9/27/2012, 11:05 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Robert N Pruden -- 9/27/2012, 11:13 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Bryan K -- 10/17/2012, 4:28 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Robert N Pruden -- 10/17/2012, 6:34 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Paul Davies -- 10/17/2012, 7:41 pm
Andy Rooney Responds
John Messinger -- 10/17/2012, 8:16 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/18/2012, 4:29 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/26/2012, 5:09 pm
Re: Andy Rooney Responds
Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2012, 2:10 am
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Bill Hamm -- 9/28/2012, 12:47 pm
Re: How do I know I am nutsy about building?
Bill Hamm -- 9/28/2012, 12:46 pm
Some progress on the now not flat bottomed kayak *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/20/2012, 5:57 pm
Re: Some progress on the now not flat bottomed kay
Paul Davies -- 9/20/2012, 7:54 pm
Getting the ribs made and installed.. *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/21/2012, 11:33 am
Re: Getting the ribs made and installed.. *PIC*
woodman -- 9/21/2012, 1:30 pm
Re: Getting the ribs made and installed.. *PIC*
woodman -- 9/21/2012, 1:32 pm
Re: Getting the ribs made and installed..
Robert N Pruden -- 9/21/2012, 1:50 pm
Re: Getting the ribs made and installed..
Robert N Pruden -- 9/25/2012, 12:24 pm
Re: Some progress on the now not flat bottomed kay *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/21/2012, 3:28 pm
Re: Some progress on the now not flat bottomed kay *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/21/2012, 5:49 pm
Tracing a new panel completed... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/24/2012, 10:56 am
New panel is glued together in situ *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/24/2012, 6:24 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/24/2012, 12:12 pm
Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/24/2012, 5:00 pm
Re: Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed..
scottbaxter -- 9/24/2012, 8:22 pm
Re: Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed..
Robert N Pruden -- 9/25/2012, 12:18 pm
Re: Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed..
Bill Hamm -- 9/27/2012, 1:59 am
Re: Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed..
Paul Davies -- 9/24/2012, 8:37 pm
Re: Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed..
Robert N Pruden -- 9/25/2012, 12:21 pm
Re: Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed..
ancient kayaker -- 9/26/2012, 5:53 pm
Re: Alrighty...new panel is shaped and installed.. *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 9/25/2012, 1:10 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 9/29/2012, 3:05 pm
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 10/6/2012, 12:43 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/6/2012, 1:35 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/7/2012, 1:30 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/9/2012, 2:52 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/9/2012, 4:47 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/10/2012, 9:41 am
So I get home Friday evening after...
Robert N Pruden -- 10/15/2012, 12:11 am
Re: S&G: I have a flat bottomed 12' S&G and... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 10/28/2012, 4:38 pm
Snowing and cold outside but...
Robert N Pruden -- 10/28/2012, 5:25 pm
Grin And Bear Me....
Robert N Pruden -- 10/28/2012, 7:38 pm
Re: Grin And Bear Me....
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/30/2012, 8:26 am
Re: Grin And Bear Me....
Robert N Pruden -- 10/30/2012, 7:11 pm
Re: Grin And Bear Me....
Robert N Pruden -- 10/30/2012, 7:29 pm
Brass rub strip is installed *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 10/30/2012, 11:08 pm
Riser and hatch supports installed tonight... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/2/2012, 10:34 pm
Lots of stuff done today... *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/3/2012, 5:04 pm
Brass rub strip installed. *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/3/2012, 5:05 pm
Re: Brass rub strip installed. *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/3/2012, 5:07 pm
Seat hinges last thing to do today before launch *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/3/2012, 5:10 pm
Maiden launch completed *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/4/2012, 5:36 pm
Re: Maiden launch completed *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/4/2012, 5:38 pm
Re: Maiden launch completed *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/4/2012, 5:39 pm
Re: Maiden launch completed
Bill Hamm -- 11/5/2012, 12:15 am
Re: Maiden launch completed
Robert N Pruden -- 11/5/2012, 2:09 pm
'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/7/2012, 10:33 am
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Kenneth Sutherland -- 11/7/2012, 11:07 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/8/2012, 4:58 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Etienne Muller -- 11/8/2012, 3:46 am
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/8/2012, 4:59 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
John Messinger -- 11/8/2012, 7:34 am
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/8/2012, 5:00 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Paul Davies -- 11/8/2012, 12:08 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here... *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 11/8/2012, 2:41 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Paul Davies -- 11/8/2012, 4:31 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/8/2012, 5:02 pm
Re: 'Bama won and it's a snow day here...
Paul Davies -- 11/8/2012, 7:57 pm