Siskiwit Bay Builder's Pictures
Pictures from home builders of the Siskiwit Bay.
Mike Blandford, New York
Launched: March 2008
Mike writes:
I built it for my son but I crammed myself into it and launched it in the Chemung River yesterday - I'm 6'6", 240 lbs. w/ size 15 feet. I was so uncomfortable that I probably won't get into it again, but I had to see first-hand how it performed. It's a good boat. It's fast, tracks straight, and turns on a dime. I had fun paddling it and I know that my son will really like it. The last 2 pictures were taken by my wife when we launched yesterday. She's even less qualified than me with a camera. In the last picture, my son is on the right in a 14' Auk (Opens in a New Window) that I built last year for my wife.
I used a combination of cedar and maple. It has a Happy Bottom seat w/ a Rapid Pulse back band and 1 large hatch w/ a Kajak Sport lid.
Thanks for the plans. Glad I picked them up.
Jason Bowling, Ohio
Launched: Build in Progress
JD Greenawalt, Texas
Launched: Build in Progress
JD writes:
I went with some 18' long spruce 1.5"s because it was cheap. I think I will dye it with some alcohol or water based dye. It would have been a little easier to fit the curves with like .7" wide strips or 1" but I got lazy with the table saw... (It was only like 102 degrees F, I waited a long time for such a cool day in Texas. Yeah right) Also they didn't have 1" spruce in 18' sections and for the hull it has been fitting the curves pretty well. When I rip more strips for the deck there are more defined curves and I think I will use thinner strips like 1" or even .7".
