New skiff project - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dos ballenas · 05-04-2009, 07:21 PM

Sick! Super fun rig... we wil have to race sometime

dorado50 · 05-04-2009, 07:27 PM

Nice job there Travis! Looks like alot of fun. Don't forget to get your yearly CF decal....

Dan · 05-04-2009, 07:27 PM

bet that was fun to run around. time to get back to work

T Bone · 05-04-2009, 07:35 PM

I can haul it on my kayak cart to and from the launch site!I did register it but didnt put the #'s on yet because I might paint it.I have completely new CF #'s to get.I still need to do the rails and build a Bait tank for it,my kayak tank wont work.

Tman · 05-04-2009, 07:53 PM

Nice job there. Always fun having a new project.

A little advice if I may, might want to think about glassing the transom area, esp since the brackets sit up high...

You will ultimately be putting alot of stress in that area over time with the torque, might be a good idea to glass the area underneath the aluminum plate entirely to save future headaches. You will get corrosion over time and it will compromise the integrity of the transom. Last place you'd wanna have dry rot...

Looks sweet though...don't forget the running lights and battery box...

dorado50 · 05-04-2009, 08:03 PM

Excellent observation there TMan ! Dry rot strikes quickly and silently.

-scallywag- · 05-05-2009, 07:55 AM

I agree with Tman and D....that transom needs some (alot) of glass, that will tie the bondo'ed in wood to the exsisting hull and protect it from rot....make sure the wood is completely dry before starting.

05-04-2009, 07:21 PM	#1
dos ballenas Vampyroteuthis infernalis Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 585	Sick! Super fun rig... we wil have to race sometime __________________ ____________________________________________

05-04-2009, 07:35 PM	#4
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	I can haul it on my kayak cart to and from the launch site!I did register it but didnt put the #'s on yet because I might paint it.I have completely new CF #'s to get.I still need to do the rails and build a Bait tank for it,my kayak tank wont work. __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

05-04-2009, 07:53 PM	#5
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Nice job there. Always fun having a new project. A little advice if I may, might want to think about glassing the transom area, esp since the brackets sit up high... You will ultimately be putting alot of stress in that area over time with the torque, might be a good idea to glass the area underneath the aluminum plate entirely to save future headaches. You will get corrosion over time and it will compromise the integrity of the transom. Last place you'd wanna have dry rot... Looks sweet though...don't forget the running lights and battery box... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

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05-04-2009, 07:27 PM	#2
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Nice job there Travis! Looks like alot of fun. Don't forget to get your yearly CF decal....

05-04-2009, 07:27 PM	#3
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	bet that was fun to run around. time to get back to work

05-04-2009, 08:03 PM	#6
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Excellent observation there TMan ! Dry rot strikes quickly and silently.

05-05-2009, 07:55 AM	#7
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	I agree with Tman and D....that transom needs some (alot) of glass, that will tie the bondo'ed in wood to the exsisting hull and protect it from rot....make sure the wood is completely dry before starting.