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.