Thread: Greenland style kayak, skin boat

Looks superb
Welcome aboard (to the boaties pages) I'd love to see this progress.
Did you build the one in the background?
What's it to be finished with?
Only 60 hours? I guess being Camphor Laurel it wasn't a kit so what plan did you use?

Lovely looking craft ... though I notice you're not playing with your puppy

Richard

No plan, it was scratch built straight from the chain saw mill. Looked at Robert Morris' book to get started, but left it straight away once I had the initial dimensions. Try Chris Cunningham's book if you'd like to build one. The boat in the background, I built last fall from a kit by Pygmy boats, designed by John Lockwood. 80 hours, 4mm marine grade ply, system 3 epoxy resin, about 18 or 19 kilos with the two pack color coat. A most excellent and seaworthy kayak. Pictured here with the hound herself on board. Can't go fishing without her!

For anyone interested in building skin on frame kayaks there is a wealth of information available at http://www.qajaqusa.org/ and a lot of helpful and knowledgeable people on their forum at http://www.qajaqusa.org/cgi-bin/Gree...orum_config.pl

regards
Kelvin

Hi tunahound,

Great looking boats! I'll ensure I admire the frame one next time I get to CT in Sydney.

Did you order the Pygmy kit direct from the company in the US, or does someone here sell them locally? I'm in the process of finding a kayak to build (much nicer than fibreglass, and I'm not allowed to build a big boat at the moment) so would be interested in knowing where you go it.

Thanks,
Darren

Yes, ordered directly from the States. Did not take long to arrive, or go through customs. Delivered to my door, with little effort on my part, save an extra couple of hundred pesos. Well worth it for such a fine kit. Hope it helps.

Another source of skin boat frame inspiration:

http://www.traditionalkayaks.com/Kay...kReplicas.html

A nice variety of ideas and methods here.

Cheers

Ive have admired the kyak frame in at carabtec during my last couple of visits, I'm rather impressed with the design and the inovative use of the Domino.

Keep up the good work, its inspirational



Hoppoz

Well not to be picky here but its meant to be a SKIN on frame kayak... not just a frame kayak... so what are you skining to cover the frame? roo? emu? a bunch of wombats drop bears or are you gonna find a whale or seal and do it properly

Well??? SKIN??? ahem... else its just a frame of a kayak

But a nice frame... mmm wonder if I can get away with just a frame for her highnesses kitchen cupboards without skinning them? "Nah darls I havent forgotten nuffin these are skin and frame cupboards but I left the skin of for the arty pharty value"

Dont mind me mate youve done a fine job of the frame kayak

Since we haven't heard from turnahound for over 4 months I think we can Hijack this thread a little ... at least it keeps it alive

No Dingo go with the skin only for the cupboards ... you'll get away with that until she goes to open them and they fall apart ...but at least they'll look the part.

BTW Dingo picked up a house last week that was going at the right price (like free ) but that's for another thread. ... tease aren't I

Originally Posted by Ramps

Since we haven't heard from turnahound for over 4 months I think we can Hijack this thread a little ... at least it keeps it alive

Sooo?? I dont read dates!!!

Originally Posted by Ramps

No Dingo go with the skin only for the cupboards ... you'll get away with that until she goes to open them and they fall apart ...but at least they'll look the part.

Nah if the carcas is good an tuff it should stay open... and what doors?? Im taking carcass here maybe a shelf or two but no doors no back no sides just a carcas!! toughen up woman!!

Originally Posted by Ramps

BTW Dingo picked up a house last week that was going at the right price (like free ) but that's for another thread. ... tease aren't I

BLOODY HELL!!! FREE??? A HOUSE??? YER FRIGGIN WHAT???? Damn it son tell all... frig it I'll start the thread meself in Announcements you just fill in the gaps okay!!

Sorry for the late reply. I've been on a couple of other projects. A chair, and fortunately, another boat. As for the skin, I'm looking at ballistic nylon available through George Dyson's baidarka co. in the States. I'm afraid I'll have to build another frame as it doesn't look like my boss wants to part with the display.

Thank you for noticing Hoppoz,

Yes, the Domino machine made short work of the mortices. All 56 joints cut for the ribs in about fifteen minutes with accurate spacing and precision. A brilliant little device, that one.

Cheers

Wild Dingo, my husband will probably turn apoplectic when he sees that I've not only responded but actually REGISTERED on a site in His Majesty's Domain, but I couldn't help myself....

Just to clarify, he actually "skinned" the frames on our kitchen cupboards with some very nice walnut, after constructing the entire kitchen from drywall, tile, and a few lonely electrical cords, and in doing so absolved himself from ANY "boat criticism" for many moons to come. It was worth a lot of relationship&'floatingmoneyholeinthewater' pesos, by the way, in case your wife is a similarly thinking gal as I... Besides, the FISH he caught the next season was an entertainment culinary masterpiece! As much as I wanted some ammo on him, I was unfortunately left bereft...

Best of luck with yours
Tuna Hound's Ball&Chain

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

Well not to be picky here but its meant to be a SKIN on frame kayak... not just a frame kayak... so what are you skining to cover the frame? roo? emu? a bunch of wombats drop bears or are you gonna find a whale or seal and do it properly

Well??? SKIN??? ahem... else its just a frame of a kayak

But a nice frame... mmm wonder if I can get away with just a frame for her highnesses kitchen cupboards without skinning them? "Nah darls I havent forgotten nuffin these are skin and frame cupboards but I left the skin of for the arty pharty value"

Dont mind me mate youve done a fine job of the frame kayak