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Jan 22nd, 2011 |
By Dan (CSFW)
Scott recently launched the “Neytiri” Hybrid Night Heron… in a local pool. Oh well. It IS winter in New England. He posted a few videos on his blog. Below is an except: I finally got Neytiri over to water today – too bad it was chlorinated instead of salty!! However, [...]
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Tags: Hybrid, launching, Night Heron, project, rolling, sea kayak
Nov 22nd, 2010 |
By Dan (CSFW)
Work from 11/7/2010 – 11/13/2010 With the deck ‘glassed inside and out attention turned to some of the outfitting. A recess for the compass will be installed. The hatches will be Beckson deck plates… but with twist. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace [...]
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Tags: Beckson, carbon fiber, compass, construction, deck plates, hatches, Hybrid, Night Heron
Nov 19th, 2010 |
By Dan (CSFW)
Work from 11/5/2010 through 11/7/2010 Some builders use foam… I like solid wood bulkheads. I think they strengthen the structure, especially in areas like the back deck. A wooden bulkhead is also a necessity if foam footbraces are used. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share via [...]
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Tags: construction, Hybrid, project, sea kayak, stitch-and-glue
Nov 17th, 2010 |
By Dan (CSFW)
Work from 10/27/2010 to 11/03/2010 This is going to be one of the shorter updates. I did a lot of work just not much to write about. Basically I just fiberglassed both the exterior and the interior of the deck and strengthened the deck with some CF deck beams. Bookmark [...]
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Tags: carbon fiber, construction, Hybrid, Night Heron, peel ply
Nov 12th, 2010 |
By Dan (CSFW)
Sorry I haven’t posted a update on the build for a while. Has it been almost 3 weeks?! I’ve been busy with other stuff and these blog posts do take a bit of time to write. I have been working on the “Neytiri” Night Heron. It’s all the stuff that [...]
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Tags: construction, Hybrid, Night Heron, sea kayak