A nice little trip to Port Townsend to visit Pygmy Boats during the Wooden Boat Festival. In addition to picking up some more fiberglass, I got a few more rollers and a can of varnish. What was really nice, was Pygmy had all of their boats out on the shore in the harbor, so Joyce (my wife) and I got to go for a paddle. As you would expect, I paddled the Borealis XL. Joyce paddled the Pinguino 145 4PD. Apparently, I will be building that boat next. We paddled a while in the harbor, and then took them out into the bay to see how they handled in the wind and rolling seas. Very nice.
But back to the building of my kayak. Got enough fiberglass to do the complete deck. Here's a picture of me applying the first coat epoxy to the deck fiberglass.
And here it is after the 1st fill coat the next day.
I'll put another fill coat of epoxy on it tomorrow and when that's done I'll begin installation of the coaming around the cockpit. After that, the hatch and bulkhead installations. Getting closer.
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