pulling staples, planing and sanding...

i pulled all the staples and started planing and sanding the deck. i will roll it over and sand the hull tomorrow...i have already done the initial planing, and started work on the stems.

the straps are keeping the shell tight to the forms now that the staples are out. the blue tape is holding the first lamination of the bow stem to the hull.

starting to look like a kayak now...nice and smooth

this is the cutout for the cockpit recess. i will strip partially across the hole, and cut out another smaller hole that i will make into the lip and combing.

the last strip!

17 days to strip the deck! here is the last gap to be filled.
the last strip!
and the last strip in place. i still have ALOT to do, but now i can start the sanding process. i also need to cut out the cockpit and work on the lip...and pull a bunch of staples.

got alot done in the last couple of days. here is a close up of the detail at the shear line.
a shot of the cockpit area, you can see the recess marked out in pencil on one side.
a shot from the stern.
and from the bow.

two shots of the "sun burst" detail i did at the bow.

new pics

finally posting some new pics. in the first you can see the mahogany details i did on the deck near the stern. in the second, more mahogany at the bow, and the third is just an overall shot of the deck.

new pics soon

i haven't worked on the yak much this week. i have been scouring the web looking for epoxy, and have found some locally! i can get a better price on glass thru Chesapeake Light Craft, but so far the best price on epoxy is from Clark Craft on river road (about 10 minutes from home).

i started pulling staples on the hull, and i did a little planing. then i flipped it over and started stripping the deck. pics to come...

less than a week, and i am finished stripping the hull. i will get some darker wood this week for the deck. until then i have about 1,000,000 staples to pull, and ALOT of planing and sanding to do.