Rough Assembled Frame
Tada, the assembled boat frame. Now I get to take it all apart, round the corners that need to be rounded, bevel the edges that need to be beveled, counter sink the holes that need to be countersunk, cut in all my nuts, sand, and urethane the frame. Fhew, that sounds like work to me! Oh wait, then I have to put it all back together! This will be a good project for during the week. I can do a section at a time.
Design Flaw. A 12 foot PakYak won't fit all six foot four inches of me. This photo has my back touching the rear thwart and my feet touching to front one. I won't have to worry about putting the spray skirt on while I am in this boat. I am going to have to sit down next to the boat, and see how much longer I NEED to make the next one in order for me to fit into it. I am going to finish this one up as I have the extra wood already, a lot of the aluminum for a new frame. I am thinking that Katie is too tall to fit into this one as well, so I just as well sell it to recoup some of the money I spent on the boat. So, if anybody wants a 12 foot finished PakYak Folding Kayak. I will have one for sale. If you speak up now, you can even pick the color skin you want. Make me an offer... Or I am willing to trade it for an Industrial, heavy material sewing machine that I need to sew up the skin.
Here is a side view of the boat. The pieces that are going down the center, and then down to the ground get a little hook on the end,and they lock the whole front and back together. I haven't made the little hooks or the slots that they fit in yet, so they hang loose like you see for now.
I don't think it is ready to go in yet. I just thought I would let the boat see what is has in store for it. Maybe if I start at an early age, I can scare it into not leaking on me.
Tags: kayak
posted by Mike @ 10:20 PM
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Mike, I may be interested in the pakyak that you have worked so hard on. I have found your site after seeing that there was a change to the original pakyak web page. I have enjoyed reading about your experiences and was looking forward to building my own. I have bought all the wood and angle framing but have not gotten into the building phase yet. I am wondering how much money you are looking to get out of yours? Please just just let me know.
Ben,
Once you get started it doesn't really take all that long. I would say get that sheet of plywood ripped down. It's all down hill from there. An hour or two will get you a couple of pieces that you can bolt together. Then it gets fun. If you look, I have been working on my boat for less then a month and I have a nearly complete frame.
Looking at my PILE of receipts, and the quality of the frame (only fair in my eyes)I would probably need to ask $500 for this first one. If you figure that the first boat does indeed take 100 hours, I am only making $2 per hour.
If I do end up selling it, you have first right of refusal. What color did you want it? I am not really fussy about color. I was probably going to pick the same black and yellow as the one photoed with the plans.
Send me an email pakyak@creuzer.com .
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