I spent the weekend cleaning out half of the garage. I don't know why I call it a garage. It never sees a car unless it's being worked on. I was a little nervous at first, that I would have no room left, but it didn't turn out that bad. With a 16' x 4' space clear, I built the strongback upon which the kayak will be built. I began wishing I had splurged for a higher grade plywood, as the CDX sheeting I used wanted to warp all over the place. I spent a couple of hours just leveling, shimming, leveling, lasering, shimming, and tweaking it into a position that I hope will be straight. Until I start kayak construction, it makes a really nice workbench. Jason and I actually used it to fix a couple of chairs, so it isn't a complete waste of space.
Next, I decided to save myself a hundred bucks and lay out my own station molds. Those are the "ribs" that make the shape of the kayak. It was pretty easy to translate the offset dimensions from the book into the CAD program and Office Depot was able to print them full-size. Most of the people that I showed the plans to thought it wouldn't be wide enough for their derrière. Too late.
Unfortunately, I found a flaw in the drawings. I'm at a standstill until I hear back from the nice people at Bear Mountain Kayaks.
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