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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC*
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 6/3/2010, 7:58 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC* (Dave Gentry)

Thanks! I don't know about that being "my" style, though. As Bill mentions, the coaming/open cockpit is reminiscent of the first kayak I was ever in - my grandfather's old Folboat. Plenty of other boats have them, too.
They are easy to make, which is important to many people, but I'm actually planning a modified coaming option for the smaller Chuckanut versions, though I like this one for the tandem.

Anyway, this boat took longer to complete than most of my others - about two and half weeks. But, that's because I couldn't work on it very much - there's probably only a week of actual effort in her.

Here's a pic of her after skinning. I prefer the white, actually, but my friend's parents wanted red.

See the red hues fore and aft? I lashed in some dollar store swim noodles in either end, for (minimal) permanent floatation. In non-traditionally constructed SOFs, it's tough to get anything in those spots after the boat is skinned, and this seemed like a good idea.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 6/2/2010, 12:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC*
rNuffer -- 6/3/2010, 2:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/4/2010, 2:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC*
rNuffer -- 6/4/2010, 12:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/5/2010, 12:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 6/3/2010, 7:58 am
I know but....
Kudzu -- 6/3/2010, 10:01 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/3/2010, 8:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double
Bill Hamm -- 6/3/2010, 8:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double
Kudzu -- 6/2/2010, 2:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chuckanut 15 Double
Bill Hamm -- 6/2/2010, 1:06 pm
Frame pic *NM* *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 6/2/2010, 12:13 pm
Another pic *NM* *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 6/2/2010, 12:11 pm