Seattle weather

[dave_t]

Once again (how many times in the past year?) Seattle's freak weather made it on the national news here in the USA. Apparently it's been sunny or at least not raining for a whole month.

[Oceaneer99]

Yes, it's true: dreadful weather here in Seattle.  Only partly cloudy today, no rain for a month, temperature of 68 F.  Kayaking and canoeing every weekend.  Simply dreadful.    Probably even worse on your side of the Sound, eh, Ray?

[R.F.Bennett]

WHAT!?. . . I can't hear you. The air conditioner is too loud! 

[dave_t]

So Garet, those fair weather activities are cutting into your solid-modeling time. Are you at least using a home-made kayak?

[Oceaneer99]

Yes, the kayak is home-made. Skin on frame, so just like one of those Comet airplane kits 



http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceaneer99/3545138562/

[dave_t]

Very cool kayak. What next, a sailboat?

[lastvautour]

Next should be a full scale Piper Cub. You up to it Garet.

Lou

[Oceaneer99]

It does look a bit like a Piper Cub.  However, I think the kayak is more forgiving.  My youngest son (5) tried it out for the first time last weekend and rolled it over in the lake.

Dave, as to what is next, probably another kayak.  If he is paddling full-out, my oldest son can outrun our canoe, especially into a headwind.  However, I am looking at some British designs, including some version of the British WW II Cockleshell canoes, and many of these were fitted with sails.  I had a friend who built a traditional wooden sailing canoe in Virginia, and he described sailing it as somewhere between exhilarating and terrifying.

Oh, by the way, it is raining today.

Garet

[dave_t]

Garet, I seem to remember Roy Underhill making a coracle, a Welsh boat that made him look like he was paddling around in a big walnut shell. It probably wouldn't outstrip a kayak though.

[Oceaneer99]

He also made a wood and canvas kayak for his daughter, though use of plywood frames and epoxy can make for a much stronger version.