Anton’s Stuff

Kayak Bytes

Finished up the bow and stern yesterday and the chines late last night. Tonight I’ll knock it all apart and finish up sanding a few rough spots before I start gluing it together. Hannah was disappointed to hear that I’d have to take it all apart again before I glue it.

Just a pointer over to my dad’s blog where I’m writting about my first attempt at building a kayak.  My dad (Tony) is also posting about his 3rd strip built kayak.  When I’m done with the first (for my daughter), I’ll immediately jump into making a larger one for me.

I got back from a weekend at Huntsville State Park for the Texas Kayak Builders Bash.

Check out my Flickr set for more details of the weekend.

There were about 40+ boats, mostly kayaks but a few very nice looking canoes. Hannah (my daughter) was bitten by the kayak bug and is now convincing me to build her a kayak. I’m consideirng a couple of Skin on Frames, particularly Tom Yost’s design for kids, the Sea Pup for Hannah and the Sea Tour 17 for me.

When I do get around to building a kayak, I’ll probably document it over on my father’s blog: Kayak Bytes.