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  1. #46
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    I just recieved plans from clarkcraft for the PBK10!! Can't wait to get started on it, but as wifey and I are on a budget, it will come as the biweekly allowance for "wants" is saved up At this point I am planning to use white pine and skin it in 8oz dacron coated with tinted Zar. Coating may change as the only retailer for Zar is 30 miles from home, but we shall see...gotta get the thing built first. This boats true purpose is to fish a specific small river nearby that has many S-curves and every one is choked with trees. Hence I need a stable fishing platform that i can easily portage around all the clogs between longpools. Tried this river once in an 18 foot aluminum canoe with a buddy...was one of the most memorable (and HORRID) events of my life thus far. Trying to carry a loaded canoe though wet forest in SNOW.....ugh...never again, lol. Will try to post pictures once i get the ball rolling on this project.

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    An interesting thread indeed. Michael Storer a.k.a. BoatMIK just put me onto it after a post in my own thread in which I mentioned (at some length) the extremely interesting reading that I've been doing with Mr Blandford's "Small Boats and Sailing" (Lutterworth Press, London, 1963) that I was given as a Christmas present last year by one of my sisters and brothers-in-law. It (the book ;) still even has its original paper dust-jacket. Admittedly it's about dinghies, not canoes, but I dare say that the quality of writing, and the information presented (with crystal clarity including why) would be the same. It has become a treasured possession already :).

    It leads me to wonder what he would have done with the current plywood-and-epoxy techniques as used by some wooden boat-builders.

    Coincidentally, my next boat project has a 50 % chance of being a 16-foot "stitch-and-glue" plywood-and-epoxy canoe - and therefore not a Blandford design.

    Regards,
    AlexN.

  4. #48
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    Here's my rendition of a PBK57 done in the Geodesic Airolite style. A combination of Huon Pine and King Billy Pine and an all up weight of 9kg.
    "....we also have a line of very nice umbrellas..."
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    Hi Peter,

    That is one cool canoe :). Fantastic!

    Cheers,
    Alex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunworshipper View Post
    For anyone looking for PBK (or any other Percy Blandford design info), I may be able to help on account of being lucky enough to be married to his grand daughter. Percy's wealth of knowledge (as well as designs) is a trove of treasure and I am sure he would be willing to share it with all who are interested, He may also be willing to help in the sourcing of any missing plans, designs, instructions, etc.

    Please feel free to email me direct should you need anything & I will ensure Percy receives it.
    Going back to this quote from Sunworshipper last year, am I to understand that PB himself is still with us? I regret that I had no idea, but had assumed that he had gone on before....

    I'd be very grateful if you could pass on my very best wishes and thanks to him for enriching my last half-century so much.

    Mike
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  7. #51
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    LOL Melbourne Scout shop? i bought plans for canvas on frame K1 in the late 60's .Ended up building a sheet ply kayak instead.Good times Eh?

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    Yep, Melbourne Scout Shop. It was at 384 Elizabeth Street, and I used to visit it regularly.

    Good times indeed.
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  9. #53
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    I was delited to see that Percy was still with us. 50+ years on we've just built our second PBK. The 18. A few things have changed since the 1950's so amongst other bits the seats are a damn site more comfortable. But the hull and it's paddling characteristics are as ever excellent. The vessel was built on the wharf alongside our floating home (a 50' Sloop). Pics can be viewed here.
    Picasa Web Albums - Sam & Shirley Cha... - the kayak

  10. #54
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    Question Percy Blandford PBK14 Drawings.

    Hi, Guys,
    I'm a new member & joined the forum as I noticed that there were a number of posts from UK members relating to Percy Blandford Kayaks.
    In my mid teens, I built, with the help of my dad, a joiner, a PBK14.
    Spent many happy hours paddling it, in the Lakes, Scotland, canals, etc., & always remember it as being a very stable, easy to paddle, straight tracking, kayak.
    I'm planning to build another one, & whilst I see that drawings are available from a U.S. firm, Clark Craft, it seems to be a faff to transfer the payment stateside.
    Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK who supplies drawings for these kayaks?
    I seem to remember I bought mine from a hobby shop in Manchester which has long since disappeared.
    Cheers,
    Bill.

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    Bill, Percy was a great Scouter. That's how my plans came to be available from the local Scout Shop here. So it could be worthwhile trying BSA HQ in the UK to see if they're still stocking them.

    You could also try the first of the contacts listed in Post #11.

    Or you could send an email to Sunworshipper (Post #43) to see if he can provide more information. Just click on his name at the top of the post and take it from there.

    Mike
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  12. #56
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    We bought plans from Clark Craft. Good service. Secure site. Used "Mastercard". Plans delivered here in North Queensland, Australia within a week. Tried to buy from somebody in yorkshire that claimed to have most of the PBK plans. All by Snail Mail. Got no reply.

  13. #57
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    Hi, Guys,
    Many thanks for your help.
    The plans have arrived. I've gone for a PBK14 again.
    Now for a sheet of plywood!
    I seem to recall that when I built one in my youth, my dad, a joiner, insisted that we beef all of the sections up, for good measure, which resulted in a kayak of considerable weight. This time, I'll stick to the dimensions given.
    Hope to do the build in the spring.
    I'll let you know how I get on.
    In the meantime, if anyone has any further advice..........
    All the best.
    Bill.

  14. #58
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    Default Percy Blandford canoes

    Hi Guy,

    That image takes me back a bit! My brother and I built the 15' two person version of the Percy Blandford canoe when we were 14 and 15 respectively. That's 50 years ago. We used Parana Pine from Chile for the stringers and African mahogony for the coaming and the floor slats. 15 oz canvas for the hull and 12oz canvas for the deck.Getting that forward end of the coaming to meet in a perfect tapered mitre in two elements that are both curved and sloping is one of the most challenging wood fitting tasks I have taken on in a lifetime of fine woodworking but I achieved a perfect fit with no filler and no chocks after many tries with lesser material which then became the template for the final cutting of the mahogony. Unfortunately I haven't got an image to offer. Photography was a rarity in those days of post war austerity. Wish I was 14 again and making another!!

    Old Pete

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    Hi, Pete,
    I remember that joint well.
    My coaming was in mahogany too, & we didn't have any spare.
    I chickened out & left it to my dad to cut!
    Cheers,
    Bill.

  16. #60
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    Question PBK14 Kayak.

    Happy Christmas, Chaps!!
    Sad or what? Sitting here on Christmas Day reading the build instruction sheet for my kayak?
    Which brings me quickly to the point of this post.
    HELLLPPPP!!!!!
    Percy's instructions talks about using a "proofing solution" on unproofed canvas prior to painting.
    On my previous build, in the 1960's, we used wallpaper size (complete failure! ) & having then stripped the canvas off & recovered, linseed oil (better).
    Does anyoune know of any modern day proofer which would do the job?
    All the very best for the New Year.
    Bill.

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