I had a fairly productive week in the shop. The whole boat was sanded with a combination of power and hand tools to P120. A good coat of white epoxy primer was then applied. To get ready for painting this week I have to sand the primer and mask off [...]
Chris also requested that tips be installed on the Pearl. In the Inuit language they are called “usuuappuua .†The originals were usually carved out of bone or ivory and attached with a spike. They were used to protect the skin at the ends of the boat from ice abrasion. [...]
After the past week the boat is now a usable kayak. I still have a bit left like final fairing and painting, but the boat could be used at this point. Here’s the work since the deck was joined to the hull: First I finished the recesses for the cockpit [...]
Saturday was the big day… the deck was joined to the hull. It’s always a nice feeling. This time it was even easier… As some of you have noticed I built this one a bit differently from the others. For this one the deck sits inside the hull on the [...]
Not much new to report since the last update. I was only able to work on the boat for about 8 hours. It’s been crazy lately… The work done is all stuff leading up to attaching the deck to the hull. The bulkheads (WRC panels fiberglassed on both sides with [...]
