Grahamstown Woodworkers
August 2016

The August meeting was a long-awaited talk by Dave Reynell from Knysna on the making of wooden boats, in this case a 16 ft kayak.

Wouter Holleman introduces Dave Reynell

The book on which the project was based

Cutting out panels of 4 mm marine plywood

Planing edges to a match

Stitching panels together with copper wire

A view of the assembled panels

Bulkheads being put in place and epoxied

The epoxy glue neatly filleted

Deck beams being bent and laminated

Footrests being installed

Glassing the hull begins

Epoxying follows (starting above room temperature) and is complete after 3 hrs

Similar treatment of the foredeck

One of many sanding sessions

Placing of the coaming

"You can never have too many clamps"

The coaming complete

After finishing the hull with white epoxy paint, masking tape is placed for painting a blue line.

Fitting the "Happy bottom" seat

Dave's son in the kayak near the Knysna Heads

Part of the plans giving the supplier's address

Question time

Wouter Holleman introduces Dave Reynell	The book on which the project was based
Cutting out panels of 4 mm marine plywood	Planing edges to a match
Stitching panels together with copper wire	A view of the assembled panels
Bulkheads being put in place and epoxied	The epoxy glue neatly filleted
Deck beams being bent and laminated	Footrests being installed
Glassing the hull begins	Epoxying follows (starting above room temperature) and is complete after 3 hrs
Similar treatment of the foredeck	One of many sanding sessions
Placing of the coaming	"You can never have too many clamps"
The coaming complete	After finishing the hull with white epoxy paint, masking tape is placed for painting a blue line.
Fitting the "Happy bottom" seat	Dave's son in the kayak near the Knysna Heads
Part of the plans giving the supplier's address	Question time