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Hi Guys, Cant remember if I posted before, but here is my first boat build.. 13' X 24" used "kayakFoundry" to design it, and have been hard at building it here the last two weeks.. Ordered the glass for it today, using Raka epoxy.. Building mainly for fun, fishing, and getting into Kayaking.
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Looks like she is going to be a beauty ,keep us posted
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My first wood boat, 13' Pirogue
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The 16'2" Bumble Bee Pirogue/Yak hybrid
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The 12'6" Honey Bee Pirogue/Yak hybrid
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My 15'6" Cape Fear SOT stripper
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My eleventh boat, and second Outer Island. It's such a great performer that I replaced the worn out first one! At 18' x 21" x 30.5 lbs she goes like a rocket, and handles any sea conditions you throw at it. Designed by Jay Babina, see: http://www.outer-island.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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See more photos plus a build-a-long at the link below.
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The "Karankawa"
Built 3 years ago
Carbon / Kevlar / 45lbs
18' 6" long / 21" wide
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billy bobba

Great looking boat! :clap:

Would you share additional picts/info? Did you design? Const. strip or S&G? What kind of wood?
@ 21" did you need the amas or just for secondary stability in rough conditions?
Have been toying with designs for a boat for my wife and me for overnighters.
Amas placed at the stern have been thought of for the secondary stability with out sacraficing paddling efficency.
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Jeaux wrote:billy bobba

Great looking boat! :clap:

Would you share additional picts/info? Did you design? Const. strip or S&G? What kind of wood?
@ 21" did you need the amas or just for secondary stability in rough conditions?
Have been toying with designs for a boat for my wife and me for overnighters.
Amas placed at the stern have been thought of for the secondary stability with out sacraficing paddling efficency.
I co-designed the boat with Skip Johnson who built the boat. Skip has designed several boats for the Texas Water Safari.
I wanted something light and tough and TWS boats are certainly that.
I had been paddling a stripper prior to this boat /also with amas.
This boat is all composite / foam sandwich construction.
Zylon for hull (a kevlar derivative) and carbon for decks.
The hull keel is painted with epoxy-carbon "paint" and is tough as nails.
The outrigger system allows me to sit high (11" above keel) and to also stand and pole without sacrificing hull efficiency.
I can also sit low (3") when going into strong head wind.The boat paddles fine without amas.
The outriggers fold to the rear and side for transport in a boat or on a car.
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Man those are some nice wooden canoes and kayaks. Did y'all build all those?
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Yep. Some of us make bass bugs too. :lol:

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Homemade balsa poppers for flinging on the fly rod. Hard to beat sitting in a homemade boat catching fish on homemade lures! 8)

How to make 'em: http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/foru ... sa+poppers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Yeah this is where all the craz..I mean gifted people hang out :lol:

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JEM Watercraft Wadefish 2. I love this Kayak
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Not my boat, but she's a beauty...at the Scottish Traditional Boat Show, Portsoy, Scotland.
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HYBRID
(In the quest of the ultimate fishing kayak.)
3 panel design, 14' x 28".
Built from balsa, Kevlar and glass
Graphite powder/epoxy bottom.
Hobie Mirage pedal drive with ST turbo fins
5 rod holders total with the 2 forward for trolling
Bait tank with self priming fresh water pump
Humminbird PiranahMax 180 fish finder
Coolers can fit fore and/or aft
Drafts 3.5" loaded, less than an inch without
Unique center pulley retractable rudder. Can turn in about a 30 foot circle.

30 oz graphite paddle

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1/27/10 Caught 31 keepers from this kayak at this point

Installed the fish finder, built a new paddle and several other things.

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New paddle is Graphite and Kevlar 26 oz.
5/16/11 I have caught over 300 fish from this kayak at this point
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Some great boats! it is amazing to me how you build one boat fr the first time and then can not wait to start another one ! Best hobby I ever got interested in!
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Cedar Strip, 3 panel, big guy boat.

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Well done Ed, that is a beautiful boat! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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I havent posted in a while, but have made a bit of progress on my yak.. these are old pictures, will post more later..
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I havent posted in a while, but have made a bit of progress on my yak.. these are old pictures, will post more later..
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My other boat, SANDY.

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Under 30 lbs as pictured, with the seat and the paddle.
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I could spend hours admiring all the eye candy. There's a lot of beautiful boats here.

This is mine. I designed it from the ground up. Learned strip planking through the "school of hard knots". :lol:

3 months on this 12+ hr days... 7 days/ week. non-stop. Alaskan Yellow cedar, teak rails, Redwood inlay.
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Baitman wrote:I could spend hours admiring all the eye candy. There's a lot of beautiful boats here.

This is mine. I designed it from the ground up. Learned strip planking through the "school of hard knots". :lol:

3 months on this 12+ hr days... 7 days/ week. non-stop. Alaskan Yellow cedar, teak rails, Redwood inlay.

What kind of drive system is that? Looks interesting.
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Sorry for the delay, That was one of those Torqeedo ultralight motors I added after removing the original paddle wheel ( pedal drive ) that I'd designed the boat for.

Didn't much like the fit, my legs were too close. cable drive didn't quite work the way I thought it would, and it was sort of noisy. Not slow, but not as fast as I'd hoped either. Good news is I designed a really nice kayak hull that is incredibly stable. Would love to build another strip plank boat again. Great satisfaction and relaxation building a boat. Learned a lot about working with carbon fiber also.

Cheers.
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Cable drive system... cockpit view.
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whoops.. lets see if this works..
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It worked. Very nice. Post more detail. Let us see the whole boat.
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