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Fantastic! Thanks.

What a fantastic trip!
I have never been BTB, but this seems like a great opportunity for a beginner.
The group was lucky to have someone put forth the effort to organize, plan, and help.
Good job!

Awesome video!!!
Thanks.

Awesome trip!!! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for that awesome report!!!
I enjoyed reading it.

Nice!!! Thanks.

Thanks for the great report!!!

Still needing: Paint the red stripe. Finish rigging deck bungees. Add some storage. Make rod / paddle leashes. Finish gunwale. I have a piece of red oak that I am going to put on the gunwale with screws. I will attach any accessories to this and will be able to remove or replace it later. ----------...

Maiden Voyage: June 6, 2020

More pics:

June 5, 2020 - Rigging.
I decided that I wanted invisible hatch closures. I found a way to do that at the CLC website.
(https://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/fitti ... ggles.html)
Mounted the rod holders.
Drilled holes for grab handles.

June 1, 2020: Time to VARNISH!!!!! :D I bought two coats of Interlux Schooner varnish. I have never varnished anything in my life! There were other less expensive products out there, but I was hoping for something that would cover up my inexperience. (Wishful thinking). I do have a box store HVLP sp...

May 2020: I added another 2 coats of graphite epoxy mixture to the bottom. Before, I had the graphite coating about 3 inches up the sides and around the bow and stern. I sanded that off and painted that area green. I intend to add a small red stripe above the green next to the natural wood at some p...

May 2020:
Had to add another fill coat to the deck hatches.
Oh... but wait....
While flipping the boat, one of the hatches fell on the floor. I did not pick it up immediately and guess what?
I stepped on it and broke it. Another repair.
Then sand for a final coat of epoxy.

May 2020: Ran out of epoxy that I had purchased in 2011. Had to buy more. I decided to use MAS epoxy for non-blushing and ease of re-coating. But, as my learning curve goes, it only works well if you do it correctly. When I put on the decks, I laid fiberglass tape along the seams inside and out. How...

May 2020:
Added another coat of epoxy.
Added mountings for adjustable foot pegs.

April 2020:
I needed to add more epoxy to the whole boat, so sanding was in order. Made myself a sanding board which really helped.
Also had to attached the two decks.

March 2020: Installed the rails for the seat. I made them so that I could fit 2 Plano 3650 tackle boxes underneath. Drilled some holes for seat adjustment. The seat bottom is a piece of plywood with some aluminum 1" angle iron attached. The seat is a stadium bleacher style seat that I bought in...

:D I have news! I finally finished this boat!!! It has taken me sooooo long!! Before I could have room to work on the boat, I had to remodel my shop. I didn't have time while I was working. I retired March 2019, so now I could get started on the remodel. Finally got the shop in order in January 2020...

I see the cedar, but where does the balsa go?
Are the lighter colored strips balsa?
Nice looking boat.
Thanks for sharing.

Awesome fish, awesome video!
Thanks.

Okay. Thanks.
No more excuses.

I wanted to ask you guys about epoxy in cold weather.

Will it cure correctly in temperatures between 32 and 45? I am using 3:1 epoxy.

That is one of the excuses to myself for not doing more work on it.

Thanks for the support!

OMG!!!!

I can't believe that guy jumped on that kayak!!

Okay. Point made. The SOF kayak is VERY DURABLE!!

How difficult are these to make relative to a S&G kayak?

Last question. Where do you source your plans?

Thanks.
Tom

Very nice. I love the light weight of those.
The SOF kayaks seem very breakable to me. (If it can be broken, I can do it)
Does the skin break easily? What kinds of things does a user have to watch for with these?

btw.. Love the dog!