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These kayaks are modern versions of the traditional ones used way up north. The "skin" is a polypropylene fabric; the "frame" is lightweight Port Orford Cedar and steamed oak ribs, held together by "sinew" of waxed thread. Not a single piece of hardware holding this together, except that we...

Seeing that some of you are interested in kayaks as the slow-mode of C-Dory transport, I thought you might be interested in a project I completed a couple of years ago. Met a fellow who makes his living by designing/building kayaks on the Oregon coast, but his favorite thing is teaching people...

5 - Coating our Frames

1 - Starting the Frame

2 - Bending on the Ribs

3 - Ribs On

4 - The Finished Frame

6 - Skin On

7 - Coaming in and Skin Tinted

8 - A Skin-on-Frame Kayak named Rose

Oh, happy day for everyone who loves our beautiful Rogue! :rainbow

Nice idea! Since I'm only good at stick figures, I'll look forward to seeing what you artistic folks can do. :xlol

I think that's just where it all started. You just want a little boat to putter around in. And the next thing you know, you're planning a world tour! :D

There are so many places I haven't seen, it's hard to put some order to a list. Next year, when I expect to be "mostly-retired", we hope to get a small RV that will pull the C-Dory and start on those land/sea adventures. First on the list will be Puget Sound and the San Juans, trips those of...

Not a really big adventure, folks, but thought you might enjoy our video tour of Portland, Oregon's bridges from the Willamette River. A little something to watch when you're at work and wishing you were out here on the water. Now that the Fall chill has set in, I'm missing those Indian Summer...

Bill, how fast were you averaging with that mpg?

Yes, it does. And it works great for getting on plane and balancing fore/aft once you're there.

Hi. You might want to check this link for our recent experience with trim tabs: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=12294 The important things I learned: 1. Have the boat weight-balanced from side to side as well as possible (passenger, fuel, water, etc.) 2. Use the power trim on the...

jack&susan: Honu has a Honda 90 four stroke with an 8hp kicker. For me, it's the perfect combination and seems to work well for the boat. It goes as fast as I need with the 90 and as slow as I want with the trolling motor. I've had a number of two-stroke motors over the years and would...

Hi folks. This weekend's temporary "out of order" for the C-Brat site got me thinking how much I've enjoyed it and how much I missed it while it was down. So, thought I would resurrect this topic for other newbies like me who have been lurking around the site for months (years?), learning so...