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81nautique 
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 Topic: My Kayak ProjectPosted: February-02-2008 at 2:20pm |
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Man Nate, I looked at that again and I commend you for sticking to it, those are the kind of projects that usually get half finished. Says a lot of your character to see that to the end.
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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searider
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Posted: February-02-2008 at 11:44am |
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Awesome Nate. I want to build a kayak or a pirogue for fishing.
Here's one from www.charlestonfishing.com 
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nates78ski
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Posted: February-01-2008 at 12:05pm |
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no, that's no kit. The only thing that was "kit-like" in it was the Blue prints for the molds that i bought from, I believe "Greenval.com"... the kayak is the "Tasman Sea". Had to trace the prints onto 3/4 plywood. Then from there went & picked out some nice long lengths of 2x4 cedar, ran em through the table saw, then through the bandsaw to get em down to 3/8" thick x 3/4" wide planks, run through the planer a few times to smooth em out. Then finally run through the router table to get the cove/bead.
Pete, Thanks, yeah i was tempted to go with the stitch & glue @ first, but theni decided this looked nicer....plus i thought it was be a "nice, quick little project to do"...haha...not quite, though alot of it had to do with not getting the idea to do it/start it until march sometime, then summer came & slowed progress even more. Nate |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: February-01-2008 at 10:18am |
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Andy, It is not a kit.
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Waterdog
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Posted: February-01-2008 at 10:15am |
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Wow - that's art work !
Is it a "kit" if so, a wed site? Put a 408 stroker in it and smoke the guys at Green Lake ! Again very nice! |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: February-01-2008 at 8:52am |
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Nate, Very nice! I'm sure that the many hours you spent were worth it and you should be very proud of the outcome. I always like seeing the cedar strip rather than just the stick and glues.
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: February-01-2008 at 8:33am |
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Nate, you weren't hijacking...and I didn't realize I typed that until I clicked it. LOL Meant what I said though, sharp work!
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Randy_in_Ohio
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Posted: February-01-2008 at 3:30am |
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Too cool! Looks awesome.
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nates78ski
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Posted: February-01-2008 at 2:41am |
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Here's the kayak project pictures i was talking about in the other thread...figured id post em somewhere else so i didnt hijack someones thread too much more...
Kayak Album 1 Kayak Album 2 Kayak Album 3 Kayak Album 4 Nate |
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