Kayak Update

In my driveway above the waters of Willoughby By, ‘K4’, my fourth kayak is taking shape. The pieces that make up the hull have been stitched together with wires, glued along the seams with epoxy and then covered with fiberglass cloth and more epoxy. The boat is 17 feet long and I am building it outside which poses a few challenges. I’ve set up a tarp to ward off the rain but the wind keeps lifting up the light pieces of plywood that make up the panels of the boat. I’ve got lots of weights handy. I had to squeeze it into my cottage during one particularly nasty squall when I was in the middle of an important assembly point. I will begin working on the deck next and then join that to the hull to complete the boat. Coincidentally, I met two men who work in a woodshop here who are also building very similar boats. We plan to launch them together and are planning some paddling trips.