Subject: Re: [baidarka] Foldingboat finished
From: Christian Wagner (wagnerschristian@web.de)
Date: Sun Dec 26 2004 - 15:38:36 EST
Tom Yost wrote:
>Christian Wrote:
>
>
>>>I still try to
>>>
>>>
>decide what to do with the pvc flaps sticking inside the opening - shall
>I fold them under the coaming baseplate, or shall I just cut them off.
>
>
>>>Assembly is a bit harder than I had expected. It fells a bit like a
>>>
>>>
>wrestling match to slide the frame into the bow piece.
>
>Hi Christian,
>
>Your folder looks good !
>
Hihi, luckily the pics are that small, so nobody on the net can see the
little wrinkles at the hull/ deck connection. You where right, the one
piece hull works best with long and narrow kayaks. Somewhere I read that
the first skin never comes out well, but who cares, as long as the boat
holds up and is watertight, everything's fine.
> <>Regarding skin to coaming attachment, there are several options..
> One is to
> add Velcro to the underside of the coaming base plate and skin,
> another is to
> use snaps, and the third and latest method is to add Velcro to the
> inside edge
> of the coaming and skin (no baseplate in this version) . This and the
> Velcro/baseplate option are in the Builders Manual. The snaps method is on
> Hendrik Maroske's site . Look at the FAP-16 LINKs. I recommend either
> Marine Goop, Aquaseal , or their German equivalent for the Velcro
> attachment
> to the coaming, and sewing the Velcro to the skin instead of using the
> self-adhesive Velcro.
I'm a bit curious about the durability of the glued on velcro. Does the
glueing last?
> <>
> You can also simply cut off the excess PVC from the inside of the
> coaming, but
> it would be best to sew in a small bead on the inside edge to prevent
> the skin
> from possibly slipping between the coaming and baseplate.
Decisions, decisions, I think I' ll just leave it that way for a while
and decide later in the Winter. It might be time to buy a neoprene suit,
make a paddle jacket and go paddling :). After all that's what it was
all about.
> <>The Combi paddled ok, but was a bit too flexible being as large as
> it was,
> plus having wide placement between the paddlers. It needed to add
> stringers or use sponsons to achieve greater rigidity, though the single
> version was fine. I am working on a new folding double design that has a
> double tube keel plus multi-chines.
Double keel- sounds like a Folbot/ Klepper/ Pouch- LOL. Nay, just kiddin'...
Let us know how it turns out. A double is nice to have and definitely on
my wish list (damn, sounds like I'm allready infected with the
boatbuilding virus).
> <>
> Have fun,
You bet, I'm a boat owner now. :-)
Cheers, Christian<>
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