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 …
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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
Countersinking the nuts
I thought long and hard about how I am going to cut in the nuts. The instructions said to use a 3/8ths inch drill bit. Then I saw a spade bit in the store, and thought that’s perfect. It will give me a nice flat bottom. So, I use a spade bit to drill the …
Folded up PakYak frame.
The whole boat folds up into this little package of wood, aluminum, nuts and bolts. It isn’t folding too tight because I can’t be bothered with the details in the directions. Flat Head Screws, not pan head screws. Oh well, I got some now, so lets see what it looks like with the correct hardware. Isn’t …
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! …