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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 6/14/2010, 12:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak (Foster)

Sadie's was more expensive than Sam's but still reasonable.

Leftover scrap plywood for stations, stem and stern free

Artificial sinew and glue leftover from another project free

Dowels leftover from another project free

2 1”x4”x 12’ cedar boards for longitudinals $30

4’x12 canvas painters tarp $7

Dental floss $1

3 quarts of oil-based paint $27

Spray paint for decorating it $6

Quilting hoop coaming risor from Joanne Fabrics $4

1/4” rope for coaming lip and decklines $7 Shared with Sam's kayak

: Skin and coating can really add up. My last boat was around $200 to
: build.

: My daughters new sea rover is a bit more.
: 1/2" MDE plywood (I could get at lease 2 more boats out of it)
: $20
: 1x2 furring for stringers $10
: 8 oz ploy fabric ~$40
: 2 part urethane $80 (migh get two boats out of this?)
: Aluminum (16) and welding (36) for coaming $46 (check this out at
: SSTIKS - I'm trying something new)

: Hope it lasts for a few years.

: foster

: The Sea Rover is ~17' long and 18" wide.

The 2 part urethane is nice stuff, and I had some left over, but did not know how well it would work with the canvas. I'm looking forward to seeing your aluminum caoming. The quilting hoops worked okay, but end up thin, and short. They are adequiate for the kids kayaks, but would not work well for mine.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak
Mike Hanks -- 6/11/2010, 9:37 pm
Re: Should we name it spike? *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/16/2010, 3:16 am
Re: Should we name it spike?
Doug S -- 6/16/2010, 7:41 am
YIKES *NM*
Bill Hamm -- 6/16/2010, 6:02 am
Arrgh!!!
Mike Hanks -- 6/14/2010, 11:49 pm
Re: Arrgh!!!
Robert N Pruden -- 6/16/2010, 10:59 am
Re: Arrgh!!!
Mike Hanks -- 6/15/2010, 1:42 pm
Re: Camo Kayak. *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/16/2010, 3:12 am
Re: Camo Kayak.
rNuffer -- 6/17/2010, 12:21 pm
Re: Camo Kayak.
Mike Hanks -- 6/20/2010, 10:01 pm
Re: Arrgh!!!
Foster -- 6/15/2010, 12:05 pm
Sand Paper can be your 'special' friend
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/15/2010, 6:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak
Foster -- 6/14/2010, 11:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak
Mike Hanks -- 6/14/2010, 12:40 pm
"1x2 furring"?
Doug S -- 6/14/2010, 11:31 am
Re: "1x2 furring"?
Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2010, 1:34 am
Re: "1x2 furring"? *PIC*
Foster -- 6/14/2010, 12:34 pm
Re: "1x2 furring"?
graybeard -- 6/14/2010, 2:20 pm
Re: "1x2 furring"?
Kudzu -- 6/15/2010, 9:29 am