Hello Nick, I've been sitting with my breakfast coffee and have been thinking for two days about how I can formulate a good and pleasant comment on your wonderful kayak building instructions. A lot of thoughts went through my head - finally I would like to say "thank you" again for the effort and time you took to describe this project in all its details. This is an excellent construction video series. I have rarely seen a construction video so detailed and well documented. This is truly analogous to “real construction” or the creation of a project. I would be very happy to see the construction of this kayak up to its first trip. Certainly the world today is full of entertaining videos to distract you - everyone can decide for themselves whether that's a good thing. But your video series that teaches how to do something is really a benefit to society and should get a lot more attention. I would like to say thank you again and I am really looking forward to the next part. I wish you a nice and pleasant Sunday and a good start into the new week.
Thank you. There are moments during the editing where I question the value of the effort. Chopping 5 hours of video down to less than an hour while keeping it coherent can be a bit of a grind, but I do think the results are providing valuable information. While I could have been working on a commissioned build for a paying customer this winter, I like this doing this project instead. While the customer would have appreciated my efforts with a nice fat check, this build will impact more folks in a more meaningful way. The pay is much worse, but I enjoy sharing my experience more.
You are welome for being here to this point in the series. I have watched all your strip build projects and since I am a woodworker and have done numerous boats and canoes mysellf it is always a joy to see your videos. Even though I have been doing this for 45 years there is always something to learn. And I thank you for putting the time and effort into these series Yup we all flipped the panels over and drilled or screwed up the wrong side. Shift happens......pleasant weekend to you Nick! Looking forward to next week.
I'm guessing some people watching this series will feel like they don't have the skills to build a boat like this. They are correct. They should build a boat to gain the skills. We are much more capable than we think we are. The S&G I built nearly 20 years ago is no work of art but it is very rewarding to paddle it.
Everyone at some point was a beginner at whatever it is they are now an expert at. I recently saw some refer to the "eating an elephant" problem. Its not hard if you take it one bite at a time.
I really enjoy watching your various series. Every time you do something on a build, you do it slightly different. This helps me have multiple ways of figuring out parts I struggle with on my own builds. Thank-you for putting in the effort of making your informative videos.
I do sometimes feel bad that I am not consistent about how I do things as it may confuse people. But there are often a variety of good ways to do something and each may have a slight advantage in some aspect, but I may choose a method because it just seems right in the moment.
Thanks, Nick. I’m building your strip built Petral Play and am just getting to the skeg installation. I’ve actually watched this video a couple times now to get it right and should be installed the skeg this weekend. Like the old saying, measure twice, cut once I adapted to watch Nick’s video twice, install the skeg once! I very much appreciate the level of detail. One quick comment - the skeg instructions say to drill a 1/2” hole for the control cable fitting. I could see that would be too large and your video confirmed 3/8” is the correct bit.
I built my own version of a kayak 35yrs ago and used it for many years, I had no prior experience building a boat, too young to know what I couldn’t do 😂 sold it a few years ago, want to build another one now, maybe cedar strip, love watching Nicks videos soo much knowledge about construction
When I started building sea kayaks I had never even seen a sea kayak. I had helped my brother build a canoe and thought I could build a kayak the same way. Once I really have it figured out, I'll probably quit.
It's super interesting. Always wondered how the skeg went in. I've built 3 kayaks CLC 17LT, Shearwater Merganser and Shearwater 17. Thank you. Always learning.
I was wondering whether the epoxy thickened with wood flour is stronger than when it's thickened with the lighter micro-balloons? I've found this series very helpful in large part because it goes into more detail than many others and answers many of the other questions that I've had.
I really don't have good information on the relative strength of wood flour vs micro balloons. If I were to hazard a guess... Wood flour is somewhat fibrous which I would imagine contributes some with tensile strength, where micro balloons are little spheres which are probably quite strong in compression. So, I imagine they may have different forms of strength relative to each other.
Maybe I missed it in a previous episode, was the hole for the skeg-blade axle already drilled? I’m curious to see how this gets done with the box epoxied in place.
In the opening it seems that you are paddling a bootlegger(based on the plumb bow) is it available in S&G? It is not often I get lumped in with the 'hard-core', but I get it ;) Awesome series, keep up the great stuff! Two questions: 1. I am currently working on some paddles, but I am having some problems sourcing the 2oz cloth you recommend, any suggestions? 2. I am planning on building two Petrel S&G, one for me and one for the house forewoman. Are there any significant differences(besides size) between the full-size Petrel and Petrel Play? I live on an Island in the western of Lake Erie, and plan on paddling around the islands. It is not open ocean but can get pretty rough fast. We have rented and paddled the plastic rental kayaks(intended for the tourists) we are planning on upgrading our game. The S&G boats seem the best for an Island build. Because of minimal tooling and material availability. I use hand tools to make simple furniture so I probably have all the tools. The ferry service will accept and forward UPS and FedEx for island residents so getting a kit onto the Island is dooable albeit slower than mainland. Again, thanks for the series and all you do.
Hello Nick, I've been sitting with my breakfast coffee and have been thinking for two days about how I can formulate a good and pleasant comment on your wonderful kayak building instructions. A lot of thoughts went through my head - finally I would like to say "thank you" again for the effort and time you took to describe this project in all its details. This is an excellent construction video series. I have rarely seen a construction video so detailed and well documented. This is truly analogous to “real construction” or the creation of a project. I would be very happy to see the construction of this kayak up to its first trip. Certainly the world today is full of entertaining videos to distract you - everyone can decide for themselves whether that's a good thing. But your video series that teaches how to do something is really a benefit to society and should get a lot more attention. I would like to say thank you again and I am really looking forward to the next part. I wish you a nice and pleasant Sunday and a good start into the new week.
Thank you. There are moments during the editing where I question the value of the effort. Chopping 5 hours of video down to less than an hour while keeping it coherent can be a bit of a grind, but I do think the results are providing valuable information.
While I could have been working on a commissioned build for a paying customer this winter, I like this doing this project instead. While the customer would have appreciated my efforts with a nice fat check, this build will impact more folks in a more meaningful way. The pay is much worse, but I enjoy sharing my experience more.
You are welome for being here to this point in the series. I have watched all your strip build projects and since I am a woodworker and have done numerous boats and canoes mysellf it is always a joy to see your videos. Even though I have been doing this for 45 years there is always something to learn. And I thank you for putting the time and effort into these series Yup we all flipped the panels over and drilled or screwed up the wrong side. Shift happens......pleasant weekend to you Nick! Looking forward to next week.
I built my first boat something like 40 years ago and am still learning and trying new things. I'm glad you are getting something out of it. Thanks
Appreciate the effort you put into making these videos. Very informative for all!
Glad you like them!
I'm guessing some people watching this series will feel like they don't have the skills to build a boat like this. They are correct. They should build a boat to gain the skills. We are much more capable than we think we are. The S&G I built nearly 20 years ago is no work of art but it is very rewarding to paddle it.
Everyone at some point was a beginner at whatever it is they are now an expert at. I recently saw some refer to the "eating an elephant" problem. Its not hard if you take it one bite at a time.
I really enjoy watching your various series. Every time you do something on a build, you do it slightly different. This helps me have multiple ways of figuring out parts I struggle with on my own builds. Thank-you for putting in the effort of making your informative videos.
I do sometimes feel bad that I am not consistent about how I do things as it may confuse people. But there are often a variety of good ways to do something and each may have a slight advantage in some aspect, but I may choose a method because it just seems right in the moment.
@@NickSchade it just helps to reinforce that there is not necessarily one correct way of doing everything.
Thanks, Nick. I’m building your strip built Petral Play and am just getting to the skeg installation. I’ve actually watched this video a couple times now to get it right and should be installed the skeg this weekend. Like the old saying, measure twice, cut once I adapted to watch Nick’s video twice, install the skeg once! I very much appreciate the level of detail. One quick comment - the skeg instructions say to drill a 1/2” hole for the control cable fitting. I could see that would be too large and your video confirmed 3/8” is the correct bit.
Thanks for the correction.
I built my own version of a kayak 35yrs ago and used it for many years, I had no prior experience building a boat, too young to know what I couldn’t do 😂 sold it a few years ago, want to build another one now, maybe cedar strip, love watching Nicks videos soo much knowledge about construction
When I started building sea kayaks I had never even seen a sea kayak. I had helped my brother build a canoe and thought I could build a kayak the same way. Once I really have it figured out, I'll probably quit.
Looking forward to therest of this series of videos.
I'm editing more as we speak
It's super interesting. Always wondered how the skeg went in. I've built 3 kayaks CLC 17LT, Shearwater Merganser and Shearwater 17. Thank you. Always learning.
Sounds like you have caught the kayak building bug.
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
I was wondering whether the epoxy thickened with wood flour is stronger than when it's thickened with the lighter micro-balloons? I've found this series very helpful in large part because it goes into more detail than many others and answers many of the other questions that I've had.
I really don't have good information on the relative strength of wood flour vs micro balloons. If I were to hazard a guess... Wood flour is somewhat fibrous which I would imagine contributes some with tensile strength, where micro balloons are little spheres which are probably quite strong in compression. So, I imagine they may have different forms of strength relative to each other.
Maybe I missed it in a previous episode, was the hole for the skeg-blade axle already drilled? I’m curious to see how this gets done with the box epoxied in place.
I drilled it in the previous episode: th-cam.com/video/zEvn4PtyPVk/w-d-xo.html
In the opening it seems that you are paddling a bootlegger(based on the plumb bow) is it available in S&G?
It is not often I get lumped in with the 'hard-core', but I get it ;)
Awesome series, keep up the great stuff!
Two questions:
1. I am currently working on some paddles, but I am having some problems sourcing the 2oz cloth you recommend, any suggestions?
2. I am planning on building two Petrel S&G, one for me and one for the house forewoman. Are there any significant differences(besides size) between the full-size Petrel and Petrel Play?
I live on an Island in the western of Lake Erie, and plan on paddling around the islands. It is not open ocean but can get pretty rough fast. We have rented and paddled the plastic rental kayaks(intended for the tourists) we are planning on upgrading our game.
The S&G boats seem the best for an Island build. Because of minimal tooling and material availability. I use hand tools to make simple furniture so I probably have all the tools. The ferry service will accept and forward UPS and FedEx for island residents so getting a kit onto the Island is dooable albeit slower than mainland.
Again, thanks for the series and all you do.
The boat in the opening is my microBootlegger "Runner". I have started to draw it up as S&G, but I'm not done yet.
Nick hello. please tell me how much the package will weigh (drawings and manuals)?
The whole plans package with manual is about 2 kilos
Now I understand why that skeg kit is so expensive
With good parts, the skeg is very reliable. It is pretty simple in execution, but there is a lot of going on that makes it work so well.