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Frej – Håkan Duhlbo

Frej – Håkan Dulbo

Hej Björn

Här kommer en bild på Frej som jag byggde i vintras och sjösatte i början av sommaren. Det är mitt första kajakbygge och jag är mycket nöjd med resultatet.

Mvh
Håkan Duhlbo

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Updated product images

uppdaterade produktbilder

I found a fun little script that I am using for the product images for kayaks and canoes. It with a slider you can chose smoothly between the illuetration and the hull lines.

The images are new, so you may have to reload the page the first time visiting – otherwise the browser will load the old page from the computers cache memory.

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Stockenträffen 2023

Stockenträffen 2023

Så kan vi lägga Stockenträffen 2023 till handlingarna. Som vanligt ett trevligt, givande, välbesökt arrangemang som det här året passade på att fira 25-årsjubileum med skumpa och tilltugg uppe på berget (1998 drog Karin Mentzing igång vad som blev starten för kajaksveriges årliga höjdpunkt). Jag har inga besökssiffror, och tror nog inte att det var rekord, men nog var det fler deltagare än det varit på flera år. Tjörns kajakklubb och andra aktörer arrangerade turer i skärgården alla dagarna, det fanns kurser i paddelteknik, roll, navigation, utbildning och examinering för grönt paddelpass mm. Jag hade kurser i grönländsk standardroll och paddelteknik med grönlandspaddel och pratade som vanligt kajak, kajakbyggande, kajakdesign, paddling mm med både nya och gamla bekantskaper.

På plats fanns också som vanligt ett antal utställare: Petruskajak, Point 65, Outdoortime, Struer (ny för i år) liksom Melker och några till. Petruskajak presenterade som vanligt sina 8-dagarskurser i kajakbygge och visade upp resultatet av sådana: Frej, Panthera, Alleq m fl.

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Frej XS – Mike Keeler

Frej XS – Mike Keeler

"Hello Bjorn, Mike Keeler here.   We launched my wife's Frej XS yesterday. 1/4" cedar strip with 4oz S glass construction. Accent strips are yellow cedar and Peruvian Walnut. All the wood was milled by Rod Tait at Orca Boats. We used 34cm form spacings and the waterline with a 45kg paddler looks perfect. The boat has a Kajak Sport System 4 skeg, Immersion Research Reggie back band with a carved foam seat. The boat has a little extra glass around the cockpit/rear deck and it came in at 17.73kg or 39lbs fully rigged. Thank you for a beautiful design.

Mike"

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A new Spray in Canada – Mark Trevorrow

Spray – Martk Trevorrow

"Bjorn,

  After about 10 months of work, the wooden surfski ‘Spray’ is now complete.  Took it out for initial on-water trials on our local lake last week.  It paddles well, fast but not too tippy.  I am able to keep up with the racing K1 at the local canoe/kayak club, and it definitely is eye-catching on the water.  I am very happy to have chosen the ‘Spray’ design.

I would describe my build as ‘not perfect, but parts of it are excellent’.  I guess every builder knows where the flaws are.  It is made of a combination of western red and yellow cedar strips, 5.5mm by 25mm.  The red cedar was used for the fore-deck and for accent pieces.  The white strips down the centerline and edges of cockpit are spruce.   I used about 3.5 litres of West System epoxy with 4-oz cloth.  I purchased a set of peddles and rudder from a surfski manufacturer (NELO), but I ended up making rails out of maple to adjust the peddles fore-aft.  I tried to make it light at every step, but it ended up 17kg.  I suspect I over-built the cockpit a little bit.

Cheers, Mark Trevorrow"

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BLack Pearl – Inge Fristad

Black Pearl – Inge Fristad

Bjørn

Da er min Black Pearl ferdig. Svart med individuelt tilpassset sete i 4 lag glassfiber og ett lag karbonfiber. 

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