Thread: Am I crazy?

What canoe are you building?
I interested in doing a sea kayak

Originally Posted by Gavo

What canoe are you building?
I interested in doing a sea kayak

The one I am finishing is a Touring Pirogue for some fishing from JEM Watercraft - Canoe Plans, Kayak Plans, other Boat Plans. The next one is a Merrimac canoe from Jem also, for family fishing.

I also have also bought the plans for a Cirrus sea kayak from Wooden kayak designs by One Ocean Kayaks, for some ocean paddling.

But ... some skin on frame sea kayaks are also drawing me in and a strip built or two.

I love to talk sea kayaks and canoes .

What are you looking at building?

I had a look at a local 1955 Series 1 yesterday. It had a fair bit of rust in the chassis, and rear crossmember which at this stage is a bit beyond my restoration skills. Stil it was very tempting.

The search continues.

Go for it mate you should definetly get one. I bought my first one (a 1970 IIa) when I was 11 and I learnt so much from it. I just bought my second one last year (a 1976 series 3) when I was 14 and I love them. The IIA is a normal landie but the series 3 is going to be turned into a 100" V8 and that is a big task and nether me or my Dad have restored a car before so it's a big leap but a Series is a forgiving project because they are made of metal (except for the plastic dash in the series 3) and the are just bolted together, so go for it.

Originally Posted by Series3 GT

Go for it mate you should definetly get one. I bought my first one (a 1970 IIa) when I was 11 and I learnt so much from it. I just bought my second one last year (a 1976 series 3) when I was 14 and I love them. The IIA is a normal landie but the series 3 is going to be turned into a 100" V8 and that is a big task and nether me or my Dad have restored a car before so it's a big leap but a Series is a forgiving project because they are made of metal (except for the plastic dash in the series 3) and the are just bolted together, so go for it.

Thanks mate. I just have to find the right one. That Series 3 V8 sounds interesting, not really my style but it would turn some heads I am sure.

It may take a while to find the right one but you'll know when you've found the right one because it'll be in your budget and roughly in the condition your expecting. As for the V8 it will be a big project, I just found a Range Rover within my budget with the mighty 3.5 V8 but it took a while to find because quite a few pop up from time to time but there's something not quite right with it or you can't get it for the price you'd like but this one is perfect for the job.