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Re: fiberglass kayak building
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 8/26/1999, 7:25 pm
In Response To: fiberglass kayak building (steve)

> 26/27 years ago while a boy scout we built home made fiberglass kayaks to
> go down the colorado river in. it was one of the best times in my life.
> well now i'm the father of twin boys soon to be 12 and i want to share
> this same experience with them. if any one out there has a set of plans
> for one of these kayaks please contact me at troutfinatic@yahoo.com. the
> kayaks were made with materials like 2x2 long runner boards covered with
> fiberglass material and then covered with the resin. it was a pretty
> simple design. please help if you can.

There is a similar design for a canvas kayak in Roy Underhill's "The Woodwright's Ecclectic Workshop" it uses furring strips and canvas tarps, but fiberglass cloth and resin could work.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

fiberglass kayak building
steve -- 8/26/1999, 1:34 am
Re: fiberglass kayak building
Mike Hanks -- 8/26/1999, 7:25 pm