Or 10 things I learned by looking at what I am building after I have built it. Funny, how I have half built a kayak without ever really looking at one. I had seen them on the top of SUVs and Volkswagons and so on and in stores, but I had never really LOOKED at …
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200th post
Wow. This is my 200th post to this blog. I didn’t think I had that much to say. I worked on my boat tonight. I basically did the same thing as last night, only on the other end brace. I worked on the two bottom stringers – rounding them out and recessing the nuts. I …
Finishing an End Brace
I worked on finishing up one of the two end braces tonight. I beveled all braces, counter sunk all the holes, filed all the corners. I did notice that I need to cut a bevel on the bottom (short) braces on the end brace so they will clear the stringers when folding and unfolding. I …
Midbrace notched out for gunwales
The midbrace with the different hole pattern gets notched out for the gunwales. Here I balanced one of the midbraces on the other so I can mark where I want the notch to be. I think the gunwale is supposed to lay flat and square to the ground. Here is the midbrace marked and ready …
Notching the large flat bar mid brace
I need to trim these braces at the black marks so they clear the notch in the large flat bar mid brace. The large flat bar mid brace cut, drilled, and countersunk. It looks like I have to go back and trim the other set of midbrace braces so they clear the notch in the aluminum