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Skin-on-Frame: Cape Falcon F1 Build
By:Stephe Connelly
Date: 5/5/2013, 12:40 pm

I will be building one of Brian Schulz's F1 kayaks and would like to know whether anyone in this forum has any experience building from his drawings. They seem simple enough for scaling, but what I am concerned with is whether there are any tricky elements with the technique. In other words:

Do the chines require an amount of bending that the gunwales get distorted?
Are the ribs difficult to bend into the correct shape?
How can I ensure correct hull shape while bending ribs?
Is the skinning process particularly tricky with this design?

An input will be gratefully accepted and all advice welcome.

Thanks,

Stephe

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Skin-on-Frame: Cape Falcon F1 Build
Stephe Connelly -- 5/5/2013, 12:40 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 5/5/2013, 5:15 pm
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Stephe Connelly -- 5/5/2013, 5:34 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 5/5/2013, 6:22 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/5/2013, 8:59 pm
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Stephe Connelly -- 5/23/2013, 9:09 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 5/23/2013, 10:27 pm
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mark rakestraw -- 5/6/2013, 7:55 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/6/2013, 1:47 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/6/2013, 9:29 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/23/2013, 11:22 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 5/24/2013, 6:35 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/24/2013, 9:34 am
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Stephe Connelly -- 5/24/2013, 7:29 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/24/2013, 7:42 pm
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Stephe Connelly -- 5/24/2013, 10:11 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/24/2013, 11:07 pm
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Stephe Connelly -- 5/24/2013, 7:27 pm