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Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/22/2011, 7:10 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak (george jung)

: That's real nice, though your tale leaves me a bit depressed.

: A week? I spent more than that in my moaning chair....

: Very nice; can't wait to hear how the trials go.

Hi George,

The fuselage style construction can go really fast. For the classes on that I teach and this is with brand new boat builders, it's done in 6 weeks, one day a week for 3 hours a day, total of 18 hours. Of course the stringers are all pre-cut, but still, that takes on the outside an hour. Can easily do this at home in a week. And mine are double covered too.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 4/21/2011, 6:51 pm
Aft view *NM* *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 4/21/2011, 6:52 pm
Re: Aft view
Eric -- 4/21/2011, 7:39 pm
Re: Aft view
Paul Montgomery -- 4/21/2011, 11:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak
george jung -- 4/21/2011, 10:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2011, 7:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2011, 7:12 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak
Mike Bielski -- 4/22/2011, 8:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak
Clayton Plunkett -- 4/22/2011, 8:36 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: I built a kayak *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 4/22/2011, 8:50 am