Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 10/2/2013, 10:25 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak (Mike Kelly)

Kelly,

I built my first from a pallet which delivered aluminum sheet to a friend for an aircraft.
I shouldn't have done it just because the wood is such junk. I'm embarassed at the build quality after a few more.

But, it worked, just a little heavy and ugly.
I have scarfed 4 times in 18' and nothing has broken yet. 6/1 scarf angle glued with West System Marine Epoxy. I didn't see any hard spots in the lines of the Yost 17

Only one suggestion. Make the scarf joints in boards that are bigger than the final shape, leaving enough to trim all 4 edges on the table saw. If you try to start with the final sized boards and then scaft, the scaft joint is often not perfect. Trimming each side lets you cut away the incomplete glue joint, for a better quality joint.

Have fun, but watch out, its addictive.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Mike Kelly -- 10/2/2013, 8:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Marc Upchurch -- 10/2/2013, 10:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Paul Montgomery -- 10/2/2013, 10:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Mike Kelly -- 10/2/2013, 11:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Paul Montgomery -- 10/3/2013, 1:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Jeff Horton -- 10/3/2013, 7:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Greg Galloway -- 10/3/2013, 8:30 am
Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Jeff Horton -- 10/3/2013, 11:13 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 10/3/2013, 1:01 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Jeff Horton -- 10/3/2013, 1:42 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2013, 11:57 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
ancient kayaker -- 10/4/2013, 9:31 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2013, 12:12 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks *PIC*
John Messinger -- 10/7/2013, 6:46 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2013, 12:51 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks *PIC*
Matt Jakubek -- 10/8/2013, 9:25 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
John Messinger -- 10/8/2013, 10:56 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Matt Jakubek -- 10/8/2013, 11:04 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
ancient kayaker -- 10/9/2013, 9:38 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Matt Jakubek -- 10/9/2013, 9:46 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2013, 6:52 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Marc Upchurch -- 10/8/2013, 12:04 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 10/8/2013, 12:55 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
John Messinger -- 10/8/2013, 8:45 pm
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2013, 1:32 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2013, 1:30 am
Re: Scarf jig article on Duckworks
Mark Vander Horck -- 10/10/2013, 2:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Mike Kelly -- 10/4/2013, 9:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Paul Davies -- 10/3/2013, 2:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 10/3/2013, 7:04 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
GeorgeinVa -- 10/4/2013, 10:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Mike Kelly -- 10/4/2013, 9:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Mike Kelly -- 10/4/2013, 9:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
ancient kayaker -- 10/4/2013, 11:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Jeff Horton -- 10/6/2013, 8:12 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2013, 1:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Mike Kelly -- 10/4/2013, 9:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Pallet-built kayak
Mike Kelly -- 10/2/2013, 10:44 pm