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Skin-on-Frame: Two weeks, three days . . . voila! *Pic*
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 4/17/2008, 7:29 pm

It's all over but the paint, and some deck rigging - all in two weeks and change! Part time, of course. It's a direct copy of another generic "Yostified" Greenland style SOF boat that I built last year. Except that I covered this one in canvas, rather than transparent vinyl. It's 20 inches wide and almost 17 feet long. Weighs around 35 lbs, I'd guess.

It's a non-folding, wood framed boat, and I've definitely been sold on quick and easy building, and the low expense of SOF kayaks like this. I built the frame as per Tom Yost's construction manual- http://yostwerks.com - and skinned it using hints I garnered from the "Skin Boat School's" video tutorial - http://skinboats.org/skinboats/sewing_your_west_greenland_kayak.html

I'm currently building two more SOF's - both Yost designs this time. If all goes well, I should have them done within the month . . . .

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Two weeks, three days . . . voila! *Pic*
Dave Gentry -- 4/17/2008, 7:29 pm
Thanks, all! *NM*
Dave Gentry -- 4/20/2008, 1:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Two weeks, three days . . . voi
Bill Hamm -- 4/20/2008, 1:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Two weeks, three days . . . voi
Sean -- 4/17/2008, 9:39 pm
Dang
Kudzu -- 4/17/2008, 9:29 pm
Re: Dang
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/24/2008, 10:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Two weeks, three days . . . voi
Glen Smith -- 4/17/2008, 7:50 pm
and another . . . looking fwd *NM* *Pic*
Dave Gentry -- 4/17/2008, 7:31 pm
I like the way....
Jesper Bach -- 4/18/2008, 1:46 am
Another pic *NM* *Pic*
Dave Gentry -- 4/17/2008, 7:30 pm