Mikes Collection of Random Projects
Random Projects or things I'm interested in
Took the winter off. Garage was too cold and just didn’t have the mood to work on something we couldn’t use right away. The warm weather brought about some excitement to finish this project off and I ended up leaving it a little late. Lets get it out of the way. Full boat shot Love … Read More “Kayak is finally Done!” »
Got most of the internal panels cut out. A few key locations have been moved a bit, so some math had been involved so that panels still fit together. Mainly because this kayak will so some duty as a tandem when our daughter is up front we wanted to expand the cockpit. The aft of … Read More “Quick peak at how internal panels look” »
After doing some more mock ups of the Ta’al and discussing with the wifey I’ve decided to Pivot the plan. The main reasons are: Concerns over the side panel shapes As someone who has never built a kayak, is totally unqualified to design a boat, and not that experienced with 3D layout or ship building … Read More “Kayak Project: Complete Pivot” »
The last paper mockup was pretty good so I proceeded with increasing the offsets of the side panel. I also added an additional side panel that is intended to be a bit more vertical rather than slightly flaring out to the side. I think this will help add some more height without making the side … Read More “First Mockups Ta’al converted to Kayak” »
Sketched out all the internal bracing and center web. Cut them out and tried to tape them on. I think everything looks to be in the correct place. Did not cut out all the little weight saving cut outs, or stringers etc, but they are all marked. The tail really pulled into shape when attaching … Read More “Paper Mockup Internal Braces Complete” »
