Subject: RE: [baidarka] Time for building
From: Swinnard, David (David.Swinnard@glenayre.com)
Date: Mon May 07 2001 - 11:38:12 EDT
I have to agree with Joe. Time with the kids will never be regretted and
will seem (in hindsight) to pass too quickly. My first boat has waited
since the early 80s when I received a copy of Dyson's Baidarka book as a
gift. Kids happened, priorities changed, project time got reassigned as the
definition of "important" projects changed. Now they are almost ready to go
their own way and I'm finally getting started on "the boat". My (youngest)
15, soon 16, year old son will be helping - with time out for driving
lessons in July.
Dave (still wondering where the time went...)
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Street [mailto:jstreet@venus.uwaterloo.ca]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 5:42 AM
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: [baidarka] Time for building
Doug;
I know the feeling, I spend as much time building amateur radio equipment
and
now kayaks as well. But no project would seem worth it if ten years from
now you
look back and see your kids all independent and slipping into their own
lives and
wondering where all the time disappeared to as they grew up and you missed
it.
Every year goes faster man. I keep reminding myself of this as I tend to be
fairly 'driven' when it comes to completing projects ( and taking on new
ones at
an alarming rate :)
I salute you for putting the yak in a holding pattern for a year while the
birthday parties and games of catch and first bicycle rides play out. The
water
is infinitely patient anyways, it doesn't mind at all to wait for us!
Joe
Douglas and Leticia wrote:
> 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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