Panache Tandem 2007

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Panache Tandem on the Honda Panache Tandem on the Rack
On the Honda - a touch long, but patriotic.
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On the water - the best place on a sunny day.
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Rigged and ready for the inaugural launch. The kayak handled very well without a rudder. The greenland paddles were great for making sweeps during turns. I would like to thank who ever put PVC Kayak Cart up on the WestCoastPaddler forum page

Rob Mack's Panache Tandem performed very well and I would recomend the design to anyone looking to build a strip double.
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Bulkheads, footbraces, and seatbacks are fiberglassed and ready for instal. Bulkheads are siliconed in place after being fitted with 1/8" spacing for hull flex.
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Greenland paddles tung oiled and waiting for launch day (T-21).
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Fiberglass complete. now to outfit, and patiently wait two weeks to varnish.
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Inside of starboard edge "dookie schmutzed" and fiberglassed. Internal fittings epoxied to hatches
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Inside of port edge "dookie schmutzed" and fiberglassed. Coaming "dookie schmutzed" and taped to hull.
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Mini decks "dookie schmutzed" and taped in place.
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Coamings and hatch bases.
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Coamings being laminated in place. One never has enough clamps!
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Hull and deck seperated; interior sanded, sealed and fiberglassed.
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Deck planed, sanded, sealed and fiberglassed.
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Deck stripped out.
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Mini-decks, footbraces and cedar for 6 paddles are fiberglassed.
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Hull off the strongback. Time to strip the ends and deck.
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Hull curing, next step to turn over.
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Fiberglassing the hull of our 23' Panache Tandem Kayak to an expedition layup - epoxy saturated multiple layers of 6 oz cloth in areas of abrasion/impact.
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2007, finally starting the kayak I promised Melissa in 2004. one and 1/2 house renovations later during our frosty January.
In 2004 out of desperation I built two Eight foot pram style rowing boat in the living room of the fourplex we rented. Melissa is soooooo patient.
form, bow form, stern bow joint stern joint fiberglas, light in progress wooden rowboat plywood
These are great for fall fly fishing on the lakes. Light weight, simple craft built out of Yellow Cedar, Oak, Eastern Maple, and Okuome mahogany plywood with 9 oz fiberglas seams.
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1999 Chestnut Prospector .... never made it to fiberglassing due to unfortunate personal events. I do hope the fellow who bought the form and canoe is still enjoying it.
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1998 Gloucester Dory, marine plywood and fiberglas; this boat slayed many a Chinook off the beaches of Eaglecrest (between Qualicum and Parksville) on Vancouver Island.
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1983 Deni, Klamer and I built a few Micmac designs in an old Barn on the Fraser Highway in Surrey, BC
1980 First launchings ... led to a lifelong passion.
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