Steve Deligan
Paddler
Hi everyone,
I'm busy building my fourth Pygmy kayak, a Borealis XL, and have decided to also put together a supplementary manual that I'm calling the "Rogue Manual". The idea is that it is a collection of all the great ideas the people have for building Pygmy kayak's that are not found in the official Pygmy manual. No, this supplementary manual is not sanctioned by Pygmy Boats.
The main focus of the manual is on how to build a kayak without using wires and making hundreds of holes. It's the "strapping tape" method. I've used it on three boats now and they look great. I know that several of the people who make the boats professionally also use the strapping tape method.
My Rogue Manual also includes other ideas that I've used or that other people have used over the years.
If you have any tips or tricks that you'd like to see included please let me know. So far the manual is 30 pages, with over half devoted to the taping method.
I've attached the first seven sample pages so you can see the various topics, and I'd love to get any input you may have. Read the Table of Contents for what's in the rest of the manual:
Thanks!
Steve
I'm busy building my fourth Pygmy kayak, a Borealis XL, and have decided to also put together a supplementary manual that I'm calling the "Rogue Manual". The idea is that it is a collection of all the great ideas the people have for building Pygmy kayak's that are not found in the official Pygmy manual. No, this supplementary manual is not sanctioned by Pygmy Boats.
The main focus of the manual is on how to build a kayak without using wires and making hundreds of holes. It's the "strapping tape" method. I've used it on three boats now and they look great. I know that several of the people who make the boats professionally also use the strapping tape method.
My Rogue Manual also includes other ideas that I've used or that other people have used over the years.
If you have any tips or tricks that you'd like to see included please let me know. So far the manual is 30 pages, with over half devoted to the taping method.
I've attached the first seven sample pages so you can see the various topics, and I'd love to get any input you may have. Read the Table of Contents for what's in the rest of the manual:
Thanks!
Steve