Quarantine Kayak Build

Very cool!Build a mold and done one-offs fiberglass custom order and earn some $$     Imagine a 50 lbs pedal drive kayak at a price of an Outback 

No clue about the math though .....

Very cool!Build a mold and done one-offs fiberglass custom order and earn some $$     Imagine a 50 lbs pedal drive kayak at a price of an Outback 

No clue about the math though .....

Trust me, i have been trying to work out the math on that. Just the parts to bulid it as-is comes out at about $2000. Labor wise, i am probably about 80 hours on it total? It is tough to track since some times it is just an hour here and there to spread some epoxy. I guess I'll have to see how Eric Jackson's "Apex" does at $8000 with no pedals. lol.

Very cool!Build a mold and done one-offs fiberglass custom order and earn some $$     Imagine a 50 lbs pedal drive kayak at a price of an Outback 

No clue about the math though .....

Trust me, i have been trying to work out the math on that. Just the parts to bulid it as-is comes out at about $2000. Labor wise, i am probably about 80 hours on it total? It is tough to track since some times it is just an hour here and there to spread some epoxy. I guess I'll have to see how Eric Jackson's "Apex" does at $8000 with no pedals. lol.

Ask Baitman, he made a fiber one already  ... he is probably smiling and shaking his head reading this post lol

Well, it was a good holiday weekend for the Kayak. ...

That thing looks fast on the water even when it's not moving...

Whose ready to go fishin? 

I had to take about a month off after the 2 month marathon to get it splashed, did some work around the house and went camping/4wheeling/fishing. I went to the ocean last saturday in my Hobie and that fully reignited the spark to get this thing done. I spent all week fairing the hull to what i could consider a "Sonoma Coast Finish" being as i hardly ever get the luxury of launching from a sandy beach, it is always sliding down some rocks, so i didnt want to make it too perfect. Paint is all rustoleum, rolled and brushed on.

I bought a new Mirage drive, so i don't have to steal the one from my other kayak and i also upgaded to the larger "sailing" rudder that Hobie offers. You can't have too much rudder, right?

I took some pictures next to my Moken14 which is very nearly the same size in almost all dimensions, including weight. lol.

Now i just need to finish rigging it all up and we'll be good to go.

That is f-ing awesome! That turned out so good. Congrats. Very impressed

Really nice!

 

That thing is sweet!! Do you know how much it weighs?

I don't, i am guessing somewhere in the 70lb range. it is slightly lighter than the Moken, and much lighter than my Outback. I need to find a decent scale that i can use, the wife's bathroom scale it too fancy to bring outside to the shop. 

Please make a post about your maiden voyage.
That yak looks GREAT!

It looks like a race boat next to the Moken

Beautiful!

Thanks so much for sharing this process, it looks so much better than any factory yak out there. That thing looks like an absolute rocket in the water.

Im a hobbyist surfboard shaper, and have often thought about taking the plunge on building a yak. This is great motivation. Good stuff man.

Thanks so much for sharing this process, it looks so much better than any factory yak out there. That thing looks like an absolute rocket in the water.

Im a hobbyist surfboard shaper, and have often thought about taking the plunge on building a yak. This is great motivation. Good stuff man.

Nando, Do it! it is super rewarding and when you break it down to the individual steps, it really isn't that complicated.