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Panthera – Peter Träisk

Panthera – Peter Träisk

"Hej Björn 
Idag är Panthera klar. Integralroder med fällbar skädda tog många timmar extra i byggtid. Jag höjde akterdäck med en centimeter för att få plats med oket till rodret. Längden fick stanna vid 554 då garaget inte klarade mer. 19.5 kg är vikten när alla delar sitter monterade. Roder och pedalkonstruktionen bidrar med en del vikt men funkar det så som det verkar göra är det en fördel att kunna vika in skäddan i rodret vid transport på land och när det finns risk för grund på fjärden. Jag fällde också in en bailer i sittbrunnen. Nu återstår en säsong paddlande för att se hur vi trivs ihop. Det har varit roligt att bygga och jag tycker om linjerna. Uppskattade mycket att du i ritningen hade lagt med en sitsprofil. Det har hittills varit det svåraste momentet och på mina två tidigare kajakbyggen har jag gjort om sitsen flera gånger innan den fungerat på långa turer på ett bra sätt. Med önskan om en skön sommar."

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Frej – Ralph Merriman

Frej – Ralph Merriman

Ralph Merriman's new Frej, slightly customized, was recently launched somewhere in Puget Sound in US northwest – as nicely constructed as his previous kayaks; Njord and Thule/2.

"Hi Bjorn:

After taking way too long to get a sailboat project out of my shop I was able to start my Frej in November. It went into the water a few weeks ago so I thought I would send the obligatory back yard beauty shots.

Although I am not particularly large I decided to make the boat a bit roomier than the plan. I am in my late 60s and I wanted more leg, knee and foot wiggle room than I might otherwise. My Njord lacks a bit in this regard, and I wanted to be happy with the boat. I added 2 CM height along the sheer and squared up the deck a bit from knees to toes. I also took out most of the swoop at the back of the cockpit to get me more lower back support. Deck height is 21.5 CM at rear of cockpit and 29.5 in front. Beam is 55 cm. So not as sleek and sexy, but comfier for an older guy (who is not quite as sleek and sexy anymore either).

I love the way it paddles. Maneuverability is wonderful. It reminds me of my white water days, when the boat needed a lot of attention. Skeg down it is quite docile. Secondary stability is very solid and reassuring, as good as I had hoped. I have not had it out in any rough stuff yet, but I am looking forward to it. Definitely a keeper.

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Frej i plywood – Vide Teglund

Frej – Vide Teglund

Första S&G-Frej sjösatt!

"Hej Björn!

Min son Vide utnyttjade sin skolpraktik till att bygga en Frej i plywood hos Petruskajak i Tranås, efter att Dan Caouette modellerat om den för stitch & glue-bygge. Kajaken har nu blivit färdig och sjösatt. Modellen blev väldigt lyckad, tycker jag. Trogen original-Frej, men med en egen, elegant lösning runt sittbrunnen.

Den slutliga vikten blev drygt 18 kg. Uppträdandet i vattnet var ungefär som väntat - en lättmanövrerad, mångsidig och lekfull kajak med medelgod stabilitet. Sannolikt väldigt lättrollad, men det har jag inte tillåtelse av Vide att prova förrän han själv har satt rollen i den.

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