Sea Kayak by David Lott
David Lott
Branson, Missouri
4/2/2007. Hull completed without deck. Epoxy fillet, interior and
exterior fiberglass tape completed. Since I am changing the deck from
plywood to strips I changed the shape to a radius with 4 ½ in loft in
the bow and 2 loft in stern. This required that I stitch up the lower
hull using the forms with the plans and then replacing the forms and
bulkheads with ones having the radius. I found a very nice 20 ft piece
of clear grain redwood which I cut down to ¼ in wide strips. This will
let me run 2 strips down each side and 3 down the center. I will fill
in the balance with strips cut from a clear piece of white pine. I am
planning to paint the hull black which should set off the red and white
strips on the deck nicely. This has been an interesting experience
learning how to work with epoxy and fiberglass and glad I did this
project before the big one.
