Mom & Pop outfits

Griff · 08-13-2004, 08:43 AM

Verrrrrrry Cool! Does she handle well? Ever notice how many talented folks hang out at the Cellar? I blame UT for creating an atmosphere. :thumpsup:

glatt · 08-13-2004, 08:59 AM

I built it myself from scratch, but followed plans by Chesapeake Light Craft. It's their Mill Creek 13 model. So yes, it handles really very well. It's well suited for traveling long distances in a straight line. It tracks well. It is designed with an open cockpit, so it isn't meant to be rolled.

It took me all winter to build, because I only worked on it occasionally. I measured my basement windows halfway through to be sure it could make it out when completed.

Building it is pretty straightforward. You cut out panels of plywood to a specific shape, you drill holes every couple of inches all along the edges of the various peices of plywood, and then you use copper wire (like bread twist ties) to "stitch" the panels together. The plywood is thin, and bends as the panels come together into the shape of the boat. Then you glue every seam with epoxy, and cover the whole thing with some fiberglass and epoxy. It's a really elegant system. It makes a rock solid kayak that's as strong as the $1500 fiberglass ones.

lumberjim · 08-15-2004, 09:20 PM

maiden river voyage was today:

08-13-2004, 08:43 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Verrrrrrry Cool! Does she handle well? Ever notice how many talented folks hang out at the Cellar? I blame UT for creating an atmosphere. :thumpsup: __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-15-2004, 09:20 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	maiden river voyage was today: Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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08-13-2004, 08:59 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I built it myself from scratch, but followed plans by Chesapeake Light Craft. It's their Mill Creek 13 model. So yes, it handles really very well. It's well suited for traveling long distances in a straight line. It tracks well. It is designed with an open cockpit, so it isn't meant to be rolled. It took me all winter to build, because I only worked on it occasionally. I measured my basement windows halfway through to be sure it could make it out when completed. Building it is pretty straightforward. You cut out panels of plywood to a specific shape, you drill holes every couple of inches all along the edges of the various peices of plywood, and then you use copper wire (like bread twist ties) to "stitch" the panels together. The plywood is thin, and bends as the panels come together into the shape of the boat. Then you glue every seam with epoxy, and cover the whole thing with some fiberglass and epoxy. It's a really elegant system. It makes a rock solid kayak that's as strong as the $1500 fiberglass ones.

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