G'day,
Derek does it by eye and experience. Simple enough to do with a
kayak (just keep cutting and bending until it is fair and round,
probably need a cut every 6" or so) , but not as easy as bending a
partially glassed flat panel, then putting polystyrene ends on it.
However, for a kayak you will need to shape the ends to get some
rocker or it will be hard to paddle/turn.
You may also be able to use Derek's inflatable bag technique to
stretch the foam without having to make any cuts.
regards,
Rob
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Gardner Pomper <gardner@networknow.
> Hi,
>
> I know this is totally the wrong group for this, but I tried posting it in
> the KSS building forum and haven't gotten any replies.
> It seems to me that building a kayak out of 2 flat panels (hull and deck)
> should be pretty easy using KSS. Does anyone have enough experience that
> they could tell me about how to make the cuts? Is there a computer program
> that would help figuring the curves?
> It seems like this would be the absolutely simplest boat to try the kind of
> building for, even more so than a harriette, since there is just one hull
> and no crossbeams.
> - Gardner
>
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