Building Pinguino
A Journal Documenting the Building of a Stitch and Glue Kayak
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Welcome to Building Pinguino
Preparations!
Getting Started
Beveling Hull and Deck Seams
The Hull Begins to Take Shape
Laying the Keel
Tightening Up!
Edge Gluing the Seams
Do I really Need to Make All Those Wire Staples?
Glassing the Hull: First steps
Glassing the Hull: Epoxy on Cloth
Assembling the Deck
Fixing My Big (Boneheaded) Mistake
Edge Glueing the Deck (Finally!)
Reinforcing the Deck (An Inside Job!)
Glassing the Inside of the Hull
Preparing the Deck for Glass
Finishing the Shear Line & Applying the Saturation Coat
Glassing the Deck - Another (small) Error!
Cutting the Hatches from the Deck
Calking the Inside Shear Seam
Installing the Watertight Bulkheads
Sealing the Watertight Bulkheads
Installing the Hatch Gaskets
Finding a Hatch Leak
Fixing a Leaky Hatch
The Seat Back and Seat Back Pillars
Creating Hatch Lifters for Pinguino
Pinguino’s Knots
Finishing Pinguino - The Final Sanding
Finishing Pinguino With WR-LPU
Finishing Pinguino - The End Pour
PINGUINO IS FINISHED!
Launching Pinguino -First Paddle!
Fixing a Broken Foot Brace
Pinguino’s On the Water Review: Indian River Lagoon
Sea Kayaker Magazine’s Review of Pinguino 145 4PD
Frequently Asked Questions
Edge Gluing the Seams
© Don Yackel 2016
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