I'm nearly done with a CLC kayak (a wood duck) and keep trying to convince myself that I'm ready to take on the camper, but the videos I've seen on YT (including your series) have convinced me otherwise. That's A LOT of work. Kudos to you both for plugging away at it and chronicling it as you go!
Hi Nathaniel, thanks for commenting!! It is a lot of work, but I think if you approach any big project and break it down into reasonable sized parts to tackle at a time it’s definitely something you can accomplish. That’s what dad and I have been doing; every day before we start working on it we talk about what we want to accomplish for the day, and every day we are one step closer to being finished! Like tomorrow’s work is probably going to be weather stripping, mounting doors, and installing door hardware (and maybe the things to hold the galley lid up). One step at a time! If building the camper kit is something you’re interested in, I’d encourage you to give it a go. And me and dad are always willing to answer questions if you get stuck!
Hello, great question! We haven’t been keeping count but I think we can probably add it all up at the end. It’s been a lot of rags, alcohol, sanding pads, and stir sticks 🤣 I’ll see if we can come up with a tally overall for you!
If you use strips of the six oz. cloth, cut on the bias, it'll conform much easier. Fiberglass cloth doesn't like to be laid around sharp corners, there must be a radius, say about 1/4".
That is BRILLIANT, I would never have thought to try on-bias to get it to cooperate. Thank you for this tip! The edges did get pretty heavily rounded before and after we tried to fiberglass but it just wasn't cooperating. We thought maybe it was because the fiberglass tape is a heavier weave than the fabric (so tried using strips of fabric the second time) and no luck. I will try the bias approach and update in the video how it worked!
Another great episode! Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
I'm nearly done with a CLC kayak (a wood duck) and keep trying to convince myself that I'm ready to take on the camper, but the videos I've seen on YT (including your series) have convinced me otherwise. That's A LOT of work. Kudos to you both for plugging away at it and chronicling it as you go!
Hi Nathaniel, thanks for commenting!! It is a lot of work, but I think if you approach any big project and break it down into reasonable sized parts to tackle at a time it’s definitely something you can accomplish. That’s what dad and I have been doing; every day before we start working on it we talk about what we want to accomplish for the day, and every day we are one step closer to being finished! Like tomorrow’s work is probably going to be weather stripping, mounting doors, and installing door hardware (and maybe the things to hold the galley lid up). One step at a time!
If building the camper kit is something you’re interested in, I’d encourage you to give it a go. And me and dad are always willing to answer questions if you get stuck!
Are you keeping count of the amount of consumables you use? rollers, brushes, pans, alcohol and whatnot?
Hello, great question! We haven’t been keeping count but I think we can probably add it all up at the end. It’s been a lot of rags, alcohol, sanding pads, and stir sticks 🤣 I’ll see if we can come up with a tally overall for you!
If you use strips of the six oz. cloth, cut on the bias, it'll conform much easier. Fiberglass cloth doesn't like to be laid around sharp corners, there must be a radius, say about 1/4".
That is BRILLIANT, I would never have thought to try on-bias to get it to cooperate. Thank you for this tip! The edges did get pretty heavily rounded before and after we tried to fiberglass but it just wasn't cooperating. We thought maybe it was because the fiberglass tape is a heavier weave than the fabric (so tried using strips of fabric the second time) and no luck. I will try the bias approach and update in the video how it worked!