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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
By:Scott Shurlow
Date: 10/23/2010, 7:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak (Tim Abbott)

: That's about what I'm thinking, Scott. Just adding an inwale to
: dress and beef it up a little.
: Did you glue or just screw and lash? I think I'll do just pegged
: and lashed so it's allowed to flex a bit.
: Thanks
: Tim
I'd be careful of pegging. Screw are much stronger. My boat started off life on a strongback similar to strip boats. To make the shape the way I wanted it, the ribs had some strong tension to them. If you do peg, then angle them in and down and use 1/3 inch or larger dowels that are hardwood. If you use a 3/4 gunwale like I did than an inwale would be over kill and too dang similar to a traditional inwale/outwale to vary the concept. Besides, that's not where you want the boat to flex.
No glue, just screws and lashing. The two pieces making up the single gunwale are glued.
Scott

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 10/22/2010, 12:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 2/24/2011, 12:38 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 3/19/2011, 3:27 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak
lance buck -- 3/21/2011, 1:36 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 3/21/2011, 7:30 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 3/19/2011, 3:29 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak
Ian Cummins -- 3/19/2011, 9:50 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak
dan -- 3/19/2011, 5:02 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 3/19/2011, 11:12 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak
Dan -- 3/20/2011, 4:37 pm
Re:Launching: Mortise free kayak
Dan -- 3/21/2011, 10:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 2/24/2011, 2:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Thomas Duncan -- 2/25/2011, 12:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 2/25/2011, 11:11 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/25/2011, 11:33 am
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Tim Abbott -- 2/25/2011, 9:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2011, 7:08 am
Skin-on-Frame: skin coatings
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/25/2011, 2:50 am
skin coatings * Dur-Tuff
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 2/25/2011, 9:41 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin coatings *PIC*
Thomas Duncan -- 2/25/2011, 10:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin coatings
John Faas -- 2/26/2011, 11:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin coatings
Dave Gentry -- 2/26/2011, 1:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: skin coatings *PIC*
Thomas Duncan -- 2/25/2011, 10:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Kudzu -- 2/24/2011, 3:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 2/25/2011, 10:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Kudzu -- 2/25/2011, 11:12 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 2/24/2011, 12:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 2/24/2011, 2:09 pm
Pic problem
Noel Bennett -- 2/24/2011, 1:43 pm
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Tim Abbott -- 2/24/2011, 12:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *NM* *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 2/24/2011, 2:06 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 10/24/2010, 1:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/13/2010, 11:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/13/2010, 11:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/13/2010, 11:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/27/2010, 11:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/27/2010, 11:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/27/2010, 11:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Scott Shurlow -- 11/29/2010, 12:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 11/30/2010, 12:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Mike Savage -- 11/30/2010, 7:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/27/2010, 11:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 11/27/2010, 11:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Bill Hamm -- 11/28/2010, 12:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 11/28/2010, 12:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Bill Hamm -- 11/28/2010, 1:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Kocho -- 10/23/2010, 1:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Scott Shurlow -- 10/22/2010, 1:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Will Clarke -- 10/24/2010, 10:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Scott Shurlow -- 10/24/2010, 4:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 10/22/2010, 1:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Scott Shurlow -- 10/23/2010, 7:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 10/22/2010, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2010, 1:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Shark Bait -- 10/23/2010, 1:07 am
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Dave Gentry -- 10/22/2010, 11:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Tim Abbott -- 10/22/2010, 1:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Stephen Troy -- 10/22/2010, 2:06 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Tim Abbott -- 10/23/2010, 12:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2010, 2:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Phil Nelson -- 10/22/2010, 1:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 10/22/2010, 7:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak
Phil Nelson -- 10/22/2010, 9:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Mortise free kayak *PIC*
Paul Montgomery -- 10/22/2010, 1:57 am