First lookSean just recently finished his second kayak build of the year. Its a skin-on-frame Disko Bay from plans by Dave Gentry. Sean has a number of blog entries detailing the build.
We got our first look Thursday evening at St. Philips for our weekly playtime.
Two craftsmen Sean is a craftsman and as they say around here "he can put an as* in a cat". Derrick, as craftsman himself, was there last night in his strip built and took a keen interest in what Sean had done.
Sculling balance brace Sean's an able builder and paddler. He put the boat through its paces and was very pleased with the results. When we had enough as daylight was running out, we washed off our gear in the river. First Dean got into it for a test fit, then I had a turn. I was swimming in the cockpit but still found it rolls effortlessly.
I'm green with envy and may build one myself eventually. Maybe Dean too? Great job Sean, you can be proud of the result.
Thanks Tony for taking these pictures and posting them. Sometime it's nice to see pictures of yourself - not to be narcissistic -but to see how your boat looks on the water.
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Ya Sean, I tried to get a few shots from different perspectives. Looks pretty sweet in my opinion.
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yeah, it is a sweet looking boat. Gives you a bit of Disko fever when you see her in person...
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