Work through 3/19/2008 The big day finally arrived… On Saturday 3/15/08 I joined the deck to the hull. It was a long day but it went very well. I had thought of using a wooden finger-joint at the seam, like a plastic Easter Egg to join the hull to the [...]
Work though 3/13/2008 With the skeg mounted I’m getting really close to being able to join the deck to the hull. The only thing lefts are the hardware necessary for the internal bungees that hold the hatches on (hooks on the lids and pad-eyes in the hull), pad-eyes for the [...]
Work through 3/12/2008 Another item that needs to be installed before the deck can be mated to the hull is the skeg box and the control line. The skeg itself is carbon fiber set made by another one-man shop. While he mostly makes composite kayak paddles he also make components [...]
Work through 3/11/2008 Gonzalo requested a day hatch be added to the “Nereida.” A day hatch is a small hatch located in the vicinity of the cockpit that is easy to open and close when on the water. Their handy for storing things you want to use on the water [...]
Work on 3/9/2008 Another operation that was required before I can attach the deck to the hull is to make/install the deck fittings. Once again I’m using the simple fiberglass tube fittings. Essentially a piece of clear, soft PVC tubing is inserted into two holes drilled in the deck and [...]
