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Building the Cape Falcon F1 Skin on Frame Kayak

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My boat, dyed
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My boat, dyed

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  • Dave works on his tension lines
  • Dave is sewing the bow of his boat
  • Dave is sewing the bow of his boat
  • We've clamped the comings in place and Brian cut out the excess fabric with the hot knife
  • Starting to sew the coming into place.  We used the same heavy black thread and ran it through little holes all the way around
  • Untitled photo
  • My boat, from the inside, fully tensioned
  • My boat, from the inside, fully tensioned
  • Steve's Greenland Kayak
  • Steve's Greenland Kayak
  • Two F1's side by side.  The small one on the right is for a 100lb woman, the much larger volume one on the left is for a guy with a lot of camping gear
  • Two F1's side by side
  • Dying the fabric using an acid based dye.  We started at the bottom and worked our way up.
  • Two boats have dye
  • Two boats have dye
  • My boat, dyed
  • My boat, dyed
  • You can still see the framework through the skin
  • I was sloppy with the brush while applying dye and left these little spots.
  • Steve is dying his boat

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