3.14.2009

The Last Saturday






I was at the shop bright and early for a very long day of work. I asked Allan to meet me there to help clear out some things we no longer needed and then to get the chines in place.



We spent almost an hour putting one side in place and then matching the other side exactly. I had to block a few up, just like I had done with the keelson. The ends also had to be planed down to make a nice curve.






Just as I finished lashing one in place, Danielle pointed out a bad curve from her perspective. The problem was two of the ribs behind the center line of the kayak were too tall. At this point I didn't really want to try and bend two new ribs, so I asked for ideas. Chuck had a good one, shave off some of the inside of the chines where they rest on the ribs. I think this actually helped, although there is still a little weird curve in them. But Chuck promises it won't affect the handling of the kayak.






So once again, what should have been simple, was not, taking way too much time. So I begged Chuck to keep the shop open after dinner, so we could work til 9:30pm. Thankfully he agreed and everyone gave a cheer out for Chuck!







After lunch I moved on to attatching the masik. Somehow instead of really tight and having to be forced into position, it was now actually not big enough as the kayak had spread out. I just decided to keep going and pegged it into place. Later on I will also lash it into place for reinforcement. I also need to sand it down some as it is a little tall.



I also added a missing deck beam between the masik and footrest. It is usually curved, but for time I just made it straight and placed it a little higher. I can replace it with a curved beam later if I don't like it after the test paddle.









I also did some extra lashing and sanding of some edges before we finally went home after 12 hours in the shop.