{"id":1374,"date":"2014-09-28T02:16:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T02:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kudzupatch.com\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2014-09-30T10:31:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T10:31:18","slug":"building-short-shot-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kudzupatch.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/28\/building-short-shot-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Short Shot – part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I had a discussion with a client in the forum about the cost of building a boat. His values seemed high to me and I realized he was counting some things other than just his materials. In the course of the discussion I realized that prices have raised enough that my low end figure of $300 was probably not realist for most people. Thinking about costs I started wondered what a \u2018well equipped\u2019 kayak, like I typical build for myself costs?<\/p>\n

I just started a building a redesigned Short Shot, for my wife, so I have decided to keep track of the time and costs of building this boat and document the building process too. I have a lot of spares and scraps lying around I can use that cost nothing. So, I decided to keep track of two costs, actual costs and what it would have cost me if I had to buy it.<\/p>\n

For example I managed to cut all the frames from scraps lying around the shop I have been saving. If you have to go buy it, a sheet of plywood is about $50 in most places so I will use that figure. Stringers, I had the wood in the shop and just pulled it from the rack. It is hard to find so I whenever I see good wood, I buy it. I will have to call the lumber yard and get a price for what the wood costs is.<\/p>\n

As you can see from the photos, I have the frames made, the stringers cut and scarfed and glued. At this point I have 11 hours (rounded) in it. I didn\u2019t keep track of my time cutting the frames since I did those a couple of weeks ago but because I cut so many I have gotten really quick at it. To be realistic I used 8 hours for the frames. That is about what it took me when I started. Then 2 \u00be hours to cut the stringers, cut the scarfs, glue them and set up the strong back.
\nOnce the glue dries I can start actually building the frame.<\/p>\n

\"Clamshell<\/a>

Clamshell strong back<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cutting<\/a>

Cutting the scarf joints on my table saw with my scarfing jig.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"IMGP1336\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jigsaw<\/a>

Jigsaw puzzle, ready to be glued up into something useful.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"My<\/a>

My favorite clamps for this job is PVC pipe.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Waiting<\/a>

Waiting on the glue to dry.<\/p><\/div>\n

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