Western Cedar Strip Kayak build process... Designer Nick Schade. The "Simple Design is a prototype design. This is the first pictures of a completed kayak of this design.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Building the carbon fiber cockpit
First, I used minicell foam to be used as a form. The form was shaped to comform to the deck with 50 grit sandpaper. As a mold release, I used saran wrap. The cockpit was built with one layer of 4 oz fiberglass, one layer of carbon fiber, two layers of fiberglass, another layer of carbon fiber, and a final layer of 4 oz fiberglass. I removed the cockpit lip and used thicken epoxy to re-install permanently.
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