tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post6727327536874183917..comments2024-01-06T02:36:25.904-08:00Comments on Skinboat Journal: Andrew's boatWolfgang Brinckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314364206955412017noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-10175513247437400242010-10-15T09:31:17.043-07:002010-10-15T09:31:17.043-07:00Hmm you know very nice art of making boat that is ...Hmm you know very nice art of making boat that is interesting and you have good nature of sharing with other people your practical skills.<br />I know this but yet now i have never used it.<br />I am planning to go beach in coming month.<br />thanks for sharing.Cheap flightshttp://www.southalltravel.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-16684394101865626102010-10-05T23:41:21.281-07:002010-10-05T23:41:21.281-07:00I have built a skin on Frame baidarka and used you...I have built a skin on Frame baidarka and used your book, Robert Morris' book, and some videos from the Internet from the school off the coast of washington as reference. I found your book the most useful, as basically relied on it. <br /><br />The finished product taught me just how difficult and subtle the shape of the hull can be. I found that my boat was very unstable. I have since cut the skin off, and replaced some of the 5/8" stringers with 1-1/2" stringers in an attempt to change the profile of the hull. Although it had some effect, it wasn't dramatic enough. I have decided that the ribs are too round in the middle. My plan is to cut the skin, replace the ribs, and reassemble. <br /><br />If I already have 1/4" x 3/4" mortises, i guess I should stick with the same size wood stock and steam it like before. The PEX ribs seem interesting though.<br /><br /><br />TedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-54711053689755634322010-09-16T08:19:24.355-07:002010-09-16T08:19:24.355-07:00And if you want to go full-tilt non-wood skin on f...And if you want to go full-tilt non-wood skin on frame kayak, check out George Dyson's book, Baidarka. Hints there about how to bend aluminum tubing.<br />Aluminum tubing by the way would be lighter and better than aluminum rod for hull stringers, but rod is what we could get. Worked well enough.Wolfgang Brinckhttp://wolfgangbrinck.com/boatsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-15274901485291039822010-09-16T08:12:25.149-07:002010-09-16T08:12:25.149-07:00Dear anonymous,
If you live in the US, you can get...Dear anonymous,<br />If you live in the US, you can get the plastic pipe at home supply stores. The plastic is called PEX. Put that into your favorite search engine and you will come up with lots of links.<br />We used 1/2 inch tubing, cut it to length and set it into 1/2 inch deep by 1/2 inch dia mortises in the gunwales. The center flat section is created by shoving some 1/4 inch aluminum rod into the plastic tubing. You will have to experiment with how long to cut the rods. You can also use 1/4 inch wooden dowels but these tend to break more easily.Wolfgang Brinckhttp://wolfgangbrinck.com/boatsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-69968132867594232792010-09-15T09:37:03.019-07:002010-09-15T09:37:03.019-07:00Where can I learn more about the plastic ribs and ...Where can I learn more about the plastic ribs and the method of their installation. I am curious about materials, where to get them etc. <br /><br /><br />TedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-47517204737045935952010-09-01T18:18:22.148-07:002010-09-01T18:18:22.148-07:00beautiful! thanks for sharingbeautiful! thanks for sharingLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02003408787689426511noreply@blogger.com