SOF kayak building

Advice
#1

I’m in the research stage of thinking about building a SOF kayak. Can anyone direct me to web sites that might be helpful? Are there any women out there who have built one? I’d appreciate any input. Thank you.


#2

No personal experience, but:
http://www.yostwerks.com/

#3

a few resources

– Last Updated: Apr-12-09 2:35 AM EST –

If you don't mind non-traditional, check out Yostwerks for designs that can be built of wood, or as aluminum-frame folders. Online, free procedures, with tables of numeric offsets from which bulkheads can be accurately drawn and built.

http://www.yostwerks.com/

I intend to build a Sea Dart after I finish my current project. The design is so new, he doesn't have any pics of it up yet. Here's the design page.

http://www.yostwerks.com/SeaDart17.html

Builders of all types of kayaks hang out at kayakforum.com. You can learn a lot by reading current threads, or going through the archive, where relevant posts begin with a skin-on-frame header. You'll find references to other resources both among the site's own links, and within posts of builders.

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi

There's a new post there tonight, from a woman planning to build a second (and perhaps third) SOF with her daughter.

#4

class
Just up the coast…

http://capefalconkayak.com/

#5

Ditto Cape Falcon
Brian gives an exlent class and builds good boats.

#6

Yep

– Last Updated: Apr-12-09 11:45 PM EST –

Piling on for Brian - he teaches well, and now you can build any of a number of boats during his classes. I love my SC-1 and it's been popular with a few women who have borrowed it. Plenty of women have taken his course too.

PS - I see you like surf - the F-1 loves it too:
http://www.capefalconkayak.com/f1surf.html

#7

Building a sof
We just had a group of 12 people building sof kayaks together this past winter. Eight of us were women and we had a blast. Mine isn’t quite done yet, still working on skinning it. There are quite a few websites and blogs out there that will help you understand the process better. You can check out my blog http://kasmikayaking.blogspot.com/



Good luck,

Kathy

#8

Thanks to all
Thank you for all the information. I’ve got great places to start doing some research. The building workshops sound like a prime way to go about it, but the time and distance may be limiting factors.



Thank you again.

#9

look here
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Greenland-Kayak/



Paul

#10

In the SF Bay area


http://www.wolfgangbrinck.com/boats/index.html

#11

Yes, women build them.
The local paddling group, a woman has built her own.



And, on the Kayak Building Bulletine Board (www.kayakforum.com) - a woman just came back after a few years. She built a kayak for her daughter. The daughter has grown out of it and now she’s considering building 2 more.