This is where the Recovery Kayak is so far. The cockpit rim is finished and drilled. The stringers are soaking overnight. Two short deck stringers will span between the masik (deck beam) and the bow. On the bottom, there will be two chine stringers - more or less round - and two slightly smaller ones to keep the skin from hitting the ribs on the sharper curve of the sides.
After that, the only things left to do are oil the frame and skin it, which is a process I have NOT done before and involves sewing the skin in place .
With luck, I might have this done in time to test when the boys test their own boats, during the school's exam week, but that's not a priority.
The yellow object in the kayak is a float bladder, made of heat-sealable fabric, but modeled after a skin bladder as might be used by native Amerindians.
With luck, I might have this done in time to test when the boys test their own boats, during the school's exam week, but that's not a priority.
The yellow object in the kayak is a float bladder, made of heat-sealable fabric, but modeled after a skin bladder as might be used by native Amerindians.
