Three Retirees Built Three Gen 23+ Folding Kayaks
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- We decided to build the kayaks while the rivers are still warm for kayaking.
Due to the DIY skill level, and also the builders have to learn how to read the kayak plan and other boat building techniques, it took much longer time to build a kayak than I have planned for. Each person spent approx. 28 hours to build one kayak.
It is never too old to build this kind of boat. The builders are between 65-75 years old.
Another great video. I love your designs and how well they work out for you.
Glad you like the video! I am happy that my friends enjoyed the experience in building their kayaks. I can also take this opportunity to fine tune the design and make it much easier to build.
Also I'm considering buying two different colors of coroplast and fusing them together to make a bicolored boat. Have you ever fused different colors of coroplast together?
I have fused 6 mm with 4 mm thick coroplast only. I believe fusing coroplast of different colors wouldn't change the fusion process.
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Awesome! Fun! Have you thought of a keel to increase directional stability? How could something like that be installed in a way that does not interfere with folding for storage?
Thanks for watching and your question. I actually plan to do something similar to enhance the tracking of this kayak. I just need to run two more creases parallel to the center line, may be spacing between 10" apart. Run it all the way from the bow to the rear. It will be similar to the ORU kayaks. You can see the same implementation on my Gen 19 boat. ua-cam.com/video/WH8aCJlQRho/v-deo.htmlsi=l3L5dvqLkhR5AqYk I will have to modify the seat and the floor also to accommodate this change. These changing will not affect the folding of the kayak.
Awesome. Making a Gen 23 is definitely on my winter to do list. Have you ever thought about or experimented with a fused floor; ie fused a second piece of coroplast to the floor of the boat so that you wouldn't have to have a separate floor? Or would it mess up the folding or the rigidity of the boat ?
Thanks for your support and your question. Yes, with my gen 10, which is not foldable, I fused an additional layer of coroplast as the floor on that boat. You just need to fused the corners of the extra layer of coroplast to the bottom of the boat so that the top sheet will stay in place. ua-cam.com/play/PL2ShZzOUu01sgfIgkVD6AGaKk3JiserMy.html&si=oibdROQBwYcX3weW I also used gorilla glue to attach part of the floor on Gen 7 ua-cam.com/video/z_OtTeKLBxs/v-deo.htmlsi=wAB85iU_T_lVEJeF The glue is strong enough to keep the coroplast in place. Now, I don't do that any more because I have to fold the boat (the hull) and also the floor. I don't want the folds/creases on the hull to be at the same place as the floor. In a few designs: example Gen 23, I keep the floor inside the folded boat (for storage). In my Gen 23+ ( i.e. my latest uploaded video ua-cam.com/video/7b_u-xdaU-s/v-deo.html ) I used the floor to wrap around the packed up kayak because I want to use the floor to protect the hull of the kayak during transportation.
So cool that you can share your skills and designs with your friends!
Thanks for your comment. The best part is I am able to convince my 75 years old friend to try out my boat, which inspired him to build one also.