Subject: Re: [baidarka] New kayak and umiak voyage
From: Douglas and Leticia (huftdecruz@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 03:53:43 EDT
on 5/2/01 10:59 PM, wayne steffens at wsteffen@skypoint.com wrote:
> At 08:48 PM 5/2/01 -0700, Harvey wrote:
>> Dear Stephen,
>> I find it must take about 50- 100 hours to build a kayak--
>
>>> From Stephen Gurban:
> How long does it take
>>> you (or anyone else) to construct a kayak?
>
> I'm pretty sure I hold the all-time record for people who started AND
> intend to finish someday, (rather than varnish the frame, hang it up on the
> wall and say "yep, I built that thar kayak").
>
> I started my kayak in...was it 97 or 98? Cant recall, anyway, its been a
> whileively than I do, lon seams cleaned up and sewed down, a coaming ring,
> and a few coats of blubber. Should definitely be done within the next 2
> years. I'm catching up to Harvey fast!
>
> Wayne
> -
I have not kept a log of the actual hours spent on each kayak but each
successive boat does not seem to be going together faster. I think its due
to competition from the dreaded "non kayak activity". My first boat was a
Dyson double that took three months to build. The second boat (a much
simpler single) took about a year due to distractions. My third kayak which
started out as simply "a shortened version of a Dyson single" but ended up
tweaked to such a degree that there are no longer any parts on the boat as
he designed them (It is know pretty much merely a Dyson inspired boat
designed by me) has been a work in progress for about 5 years now. Its true
that this boat should take longer since I am not just cutting out parts that
someone else already designed. When elements of the boat do end up a little
"different" than I drew them when they are finally executed in aluminum(in
"3-D") it requires adjustment = more time spent designing/building. The real
reason its taking so long probably has more to do with me not managing my
time properly and spending too much time on "distractions" like my wife of 5
years and the resulting 2 children and paying the mortgage and for the
second car and of course lighting the Coleman lantern every time we have a
blackout here in CA. I guess I should be working on that boat right now (and
waking up the kids with power tools) instead of typing into this computer
which I will have to pay for by going to work tomorrow instead of building
my boat. I wont work on it the next day either because of my 4 year old
daughters birthday party.
Actually life is pretty good.
I just wish I could finish this boat soon so that I can get started on the
next one (although I promised my wife I would build another room on the
house before I start another boat).
Doug
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