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by designlady
Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:30 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: Charlotte Harbor Orca 17
Replies: 15
Views: 5121

Re: Charlotte Harbor Orca 17

Had a good day on the yak today. We joined the deck panels on the table. We got the a little exited about doing the hull and hadn't glassed the deck together. It's done now. http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/30868/normal_DSCN2115.JPG Then we put some boards on top of the weights and taped t...
by designlady
Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:04 am
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: Sanding outside hull seams
Replies: 1
Views: 867

Sanding outside hull seams

Getting ready to sand outside hull seams-building notes say barely rounded, but thought the roundness of the seams would add to the ability of an ocean kayak. Know they are not done like a power boat-but the plans aren't very clear :roll: . Thanks and hope I don't get a paddle in the head for what W...
by designlady
Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:38 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: Charlotte Harbor Orca 17
Replies: 15
Views: 5121

Re: Charlotte Harbor Orca 17

As we awaited the arrival of 'Hurricane Issac' :roll: we flipped her over and were both surprised at how sturdy she felt. We are using 4ml Occume plywood, which is a frickle less than 3/16 and yes, Larry worse than West Nile :lol: Duck tapped outside to cover what gaps were left while we waited for ...
by designlady
Sun Aug 26, 2012 6:19 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: Charlotte Harbor Orca 17
Replies: 15
Views: 5121

Charlotte Harbor Orca 17

Started our new project August 17-the garage looked just to empty (and clean!)-Willie just couldn't stand it :lol: ! Decided to do a Kayak-hopefully it won't take up 2 years of weekends :roll: Willies daughter-in-laws Dad is an serious Ocean Kayaker and the kids sometimes go with his club on major e...
by designlady
Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:58 pm
Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
Topic: Fs 17 First Build cradle needs a home!
Replies: 0
Views: 403

Fs 17 First Build cradle needs a home!

Willie and I have splashed our FS17 and wondering if anyone is needing a cradle for your build. Built really well and the boat slide off right onto the trailer. Our next build will be a different boat, and Willie thinks trying to revise this cradle will be to much of a PIA-maybe not even doable-prob...
by designlady
Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:57 pm
Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
Topic: Fs 17 First Build cradle needs a home!
Replies: 0
Views: 333

Fs 17 First Build cradle needs a home!

Willie and I have splashed our FS17 and wondering if anyone is needing a cradle for your build. Built really well and the boat slide off right onto the trailer. Our next build will be a different boat, and Willie thinks trying to revise this cradle will be to much of a PIA-maybe not even doable-prob...
by designlady
Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:15 pm
Forum: Finished Boats
Topic: FS14, July 2012 Tom in Steinhatchee
Replies: 15
Views: 5413

Re: FS14, July 2012 Tom in Steinhatchee

Hey Tom, Great looking boat! Looks like the same color as our-which we just splashed-then resplashed! We were wanting to use the same color inside as you did, but the color we got really looked yellow, so we went with Light grey and made it a bit lighter on the floor. I think the stripe would look g...
by designlady
Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: FS 17 Re-splash
Replies: 4
Views: 823

FS 17 Re-splash

Actually we splashed her a couple of weeks ago. That's why it's a re-splash. The first time out we had a problem with a floor seam popping up in the front of the boat. With help from the forum, we did a quick fix by drilling holes and injecting a good amount of glue and weighted it back down. Not re...
by designlady
Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:21 pm
Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
Topic: Bending tape around corners
Replies: 9
Views: 1036

Re: Bending tape around corners

We had the same problem. You need to round the corner 1/2 inch or so and the tape will follow it. If the panels are glued and the ties out just sand the corner round. I used a RO sander and a 1/2 inch router bit to check it. Some guys use a sureform plane/rasp and have good results. Either one will ...
by designlady
Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:18 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: FS 17 First build
Replies: 157
Views: 22337

Re: FS 17 First build

Thanks for your Sunday advice and hope you get your rats taken care of! I respectfully dissagree with the idea of moisture. NOTHING from this build was ever outside-the only time she was rolled out was to flip her and rolled right back in. Drilled 5/16 in. holes (6 holes)- when we drilled the 1st ho...