Loose fitting deck pieces.
Loose fitting deck pieces.
Stitched deck.
Rear cockpit before curved plate is installed.
Completed stitching.
Stern deck stitching.
Stitched cockpit. Deck is also taped to the hull with fiberglass adhesive tape.
Completed stitching.
Removed stitches. I took a short cut and spot glued the seams together with CA glue.
Glued deck seams. This the last step I will complete in 2004 as it is getting too cold.
Up until this point, I have been working in my sisters garage. I have purchased a house and will be moving the kayak to its new home.
Arriving at my garage. The trip went okay. I was worried the whole thing would fall apart because there isn't much holding it together.
Prepare deck for epoxy.
Fill underside deck seems with epoxy.
Fill deck reinforcement plates with epoxy.
Tape and epoxy deck seems.
Tape and epoxy deck seems.
Cut fiberglass for rear deck reinforcement.
Laminate fiberglass to rear deck.
Saturation coat of epoxy on underside of deck.