by Alan | Jun 1, 2016 | California 100
Making the cockpit coaming for Whiplash.
by Alan | May 23, 2016 | California 100
So, I still have several videos to make, but I could not wait to post the pictures of how Whiplash looks today. If you want to wait till you see the rest of the videos then you should have already left. It will be about 2 weeks before the videos are done since I am...
by Alan | May 22, 2016 | California 100
Almost done with the frame as I install the bow board along with the gunwales, stringers and keelson. This is the kayak I will use in the California 100 river race on the Sacramento river on June 11.
by Alan | May 21, 2016 | California 100
In this exciting episode I am attaching the stern board to the kayak and showing the process of shaping the ends of the stringers and gunwale so they will line up nice to get lashed next.
by Alan | May 20, 2016 | California 100
Lashing the frames is such fun. Again and again. I think there are 59 lashing points on Whiplash. They are what holds the boat together. The artificial sinew has a 75 pound break strength which I found out when it broke into my lip. So cool, too bad it was off camera....
by Alan | May 17, 2016 | California 100
Now you get to see how cool it is to set the rest of the frames in place and add the stringers. Looks like a kayak more and more every day, or so. Hey, this is a fundraiser! Hit the button over on the right and throw a few bucks at it!
