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Four-Hour Grip Clip Kayak 2!

Continued from Kayak 1

Tools

The above binding tool was used to join the willow on this boat. You can buy this tool at most lumber yards for about $12.; it is used mostly to bind re bar. The "binding wires" are wrapped around the willow joint and then the hook of the binding tool is engaged in the small loops on the ends of the wires; when you pull on the red handle of the tool it twists the wires tight. Fast and simple. Cord lashing was used in several places to prove that cord could be used. However, the binding tool is much faster.

You can also make your own "wires of galvanized wire":


And use a Vise Grip to twist them:

You might also try nylon cable ties. Make sure if you do that you keep the tail of the tie long or if you cut it that you have the sharp cut end facing in away from the cover. You will also want to tighten it so that the gripper part of the tie is inward; since it it faces outward it could cause a hole to wear in your boats cover.

Grip Clip Kayak

Here you can see ribs joined to the side stringers. Note cords on the two mid-stringers making the bottom of the boat flat. If not flat, the boat tips over too easily.

Boat end

Detail of the boat end.

Completed Kayak Frame

Completed frame. Length is 11.5'. Stringers are about 15' long and overlap the two center ribs. The center ribs are 27" wide and 16" deep. The next out from the center ribs are 19" by 14". The smallest ribs are 13" circles. Spacing of the ribs is 17", 17", 24", 24", 17", 17".


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