Day 15 

Clamping,  Measuring, Drilling, and Cutting.

By Peter Selfors

Clamping the Combing....lots of clamps

Measure porthole locations

Drilling a pilot hole

Cutting the Port Hole

Cutting Complete

Day 14
Many many Days Later.... Time fly's when your having fun!
Gluing the deck on the Kayak, sanding it, then laying up Fiberglass.

Day 13

Gluing the deck together  
1 hour spent

By Peter Selfors 

First I put epoxy on the jigsaw type edges.

Then I put it together.

Finally I clamped it together.

Day 12

Planing the sheer clamps

Hours spent 1:30

By Peter Selfors 

I planed the sheer clams  at an angle so the deck could be glued on.

Gluing the deck beams together 
Minutes spent 30

I put epoxy on the end of the deck beam and put it in.

Again I put epoxy on the end of the boat and clamped it.

Day FUN!!!

Going kayaking with the Chesapeake Light Craft kayaks [The company that I bought the kit from]  hosed by Rutabaga Paddle sports. 

Hours spent 2

By Peter Selfors

This is a picture of me riding the kayak I'm going to make.

Here's a link to the Chesapeake website: http://www.clcboats.com/

Day 10

Sanding the outside of the boat

3:00 Hours spent

By Peter Selfors

I used a 120 grit sandpaper.

Day 9

Fiberglassing the bottom and sides of the boat

2 hours spent
By Peter Selfors

This is a picture of the fiberglass laid on the boat.

This is a picture of me putting epoxy on the fiberglass.

Day 8 

Glue and sanding the seams

Hours spent 4:00

By Peter Selfors

 I used epoxy mixed with wood flour to glue the seams.

 I put tape by the seams so the epoxy wouldn't get on the rest of rest of the boat.
 I sanded the seems until they were smooth and round. I used 3 different grits 60, 120 and 220.

Day 7 

Gluing the deck beams together
30 min.
By Peter Selfors

I glued two pieces of arched wood together. Then I clamped them.

Day 6 July 2012
Hours spent 4 and a half

Epoxying the fiberglass to the inside of the boat.
By Peter Selfors

It was a really messy job, so I couldn't take pictures. First I used thick epoxy mixed with wood flour. It was peanut-butter-like consistency. Then I laid strips of fiberglass on the inside joints of the boat. Next I used epoxy resin and epoxy hardener and put it on the fiberglass. I repeated the process in the cockpit with a big sheet of fiberglass over the strips. Finally, I let it harden.

Day 5 July 29 2012
 3:00 spent

 Wiring the boat together
By Peter Selfors

I cut wires so I could wire the pieces of the boat together.

This is a picture of  the bottom of the boat wired together.

This is a picture of  the sides of the boat wired together.

This is a picture of  the inside of the boat wired together.