The new Elsyaq

So the time had come for Elsa to switch to a lighter and more agile Skin On Frame kayak. The coating on her old one was also becoming an issue, since it is way too soft and rubbery. The polyurethane…
So the time had come for Elsa to switch to a lighter and more agile Skin On Frame kayak. The coating on her old one was also becoming an issue, since it is way too soft and rubbery. The polyurethane…
I know you want one, everybody wants one 🙂 Or maybe not. This one is my new pet imported from China. Why? Well, I tried to order a few Tuiliks from Brooks but they wouldn’t answer my emails and have…
I got tired of not being able to paddle as much as I want this spring too, so I decided to help a few paddling friends ordering Tuiliks from Brooks. Well, that didn’t turn out so well. Brookspaddlegear have a…
At the day of writing this I got a few images of an interesting kayak plan, a small East Greenland model collected by Jørn Riel, Ingsaalik back in 1968. He went on a 300km trip in it and later donated…
I wanted to find out if it’s doable or not. Or actually, interesting. This is my instruction for the chatbot over at OpenAI, who people have been raving about, to write this very blog post: “Write a witty and inspiring…
The ones who had finished their kayaks come October had already test paddled them, except for J who finished coating the skin and adding a few minimalistic lines the night before(!). Who’s in a hurry anyway 🙂 Hers is the…
Yep, it’s that time of the year. Here is my documentation and a few findings about how you can tinker with your Skin On Frame Kayak after you have put it through it’s paces. This one is a replica of…
Let’s see. We have a temporary workshop, tools and lots of scrap wood. Why not build another kayak? The featured image is from the 22nd of September. I’m writing this the 29th and haven’t built for two days. Waiting for…
So come Gooping Day we gathered early and slowly worked up a sticky mess everywhere in the workshop 🙂 Even when using disposable gloves, you take them off, forget them or just try to fix something quick without them. Being…
So, first you start off with the faint idea that for stitching you need a needle and thread, right? Some claim they’re Irish and can’t sew… others have fixed skydiving rigs for friends in a previous life. That is to…
Too many kayaks and logistic problems… I needed som hatch covers and spray skirts, so I made some. Ahh, automatic, not very smart phone functions… so here’s the result.
The endplates are thin hardwood pieces that are attached with dowels to the gunwhales and stems in our case. You don’t have to have them but they help make a nice continuous line along the deck. They also lock in…