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Njord - Ivan Blumenschein

Njord – Blumenschein

Hello Bjorn, this is my Njord, launched last March. I waited to send a review after I was familiar enough with the boat. During these 8 months, I paddled it over 500km in several outings, including strong winds and rough seas.

I built it with paulownia, it weighs 16kg (including seat, hatches etc), which I find quite light. In the beginning the boat felt tippy, but I find it quite stable nowadays. I only capsized it on purpose so far. It's a fast boat. With me as propulsion, its "natural" speed for long paddles is a bit over 8km/h. When the sea is rougher, it does not tilt up and down as it paddles thru the waves – it does not "hobbyhorse", just as you mentioned it. This makes paddling much more enjoyable. I found it quite sensitive to crosswinds, and for me the skeg is an absolute necessity to focus on paddling, not correcting course.  built a thru-the-hull skeg, I find this to be the most simple and fail-proof design. The cockpit is keyhole-shaped, but with the width and lenght just the needed to put one leg a time in or out, gives me plenty of leg contact in different positions. Although the opening is tight, the rim is quite wide, so I can use standard spray skirts. I crafted a seat with EVA foam. It is quite long (40cm), few mm thick at the thinnest points (bottom of ass cheeks) and some 7cm at the thickest point on the front. Low center of gravity, but broad support to my thighs. With my legs relaxed and supported by the seat, my knees touch the deck. I have full contact at all times, feels like I'm wearing the kayak. My legs and feet don't get numb even after paddling for several hours.

It's a wonderful kayak, I am very happy with it.
Greetings from Santa Catarina, Brazil.

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Njord – Elger

Njord – Arne Elger

"Hallo Björn,
ich habe das Njord fertig und schicke dir ein paar Bilder. Da bei uns im Moment alle wasserflächen gefroren sind könnte ich noch keine Probefahrt machen. Es liegt jetzt in meiner Siebdruckerei und wartet auf den Stapellauf. Das Kajak besteht aus einem einzigen Brett 500x30x5 cm Yellowpine. Mein Plan war es, es möglichst schlicht aussehen zu lassen, damit die Maserung des Holzes hervorgehoben wird. Das Vorsortieren der Leisten stellte mich aufgrund des Platzmangels vor ein kleines Problem. Dennoch denke ich das es mir ganz gut gelungen ist. Die Spritzdecke und die Lukendeckel habe ich aus einem PU-Gewebe genäht, es ist in alle Richtungen dehnbar. Ich denke es ist das gleiche Material welches "Reed Chillcheater" verwendet. Bei Interesse kann ich dir die Bezugsquelle schicken. Unter den lukendeckeln habe ich die Holzdeckel eingepasst, dadurch bleibt die Form besser erhalten- es geht aber auch ohne Holzdeckel. Die Wasserabläufe habe ich seitlich gebohrt und auf die gleiche Weise bearbeitet wie die Seildurchführungen. Die Bootsspitzen und Toggl habe ich aus Goldregen-Holz gefertigt- es ist extrem hart und hebt sich schön vom hellen Holz ab. Das Skeg habe ich als Einleinenversion gebaut. Um ein Einklappen bei Bodenkontakt zu ermöglichen habe ich einen Servicekasten installiert, in dem sich ein Stück Gummi als Dämpfer zwischen den Seilen befindet. Der Sitz ist gleichzeitig das hintere Schott, leider bin ich mit meinem Carbon nicht ganz zufrieden....ich mache das zum ersten Mal! Das Gesamtgewicht beträgt bei 5,59 m 17,1 kg- damit bin ich sehr zufrieden.
Wenn du möchtest darfst du meine Bilder natürlich auf deiner Webseite veröffentlichen.
Nun wünsche ich dir ein schönes Weihnachtsfest und alles Gute für das nächste Jahr

Lieben Gruß Arne."

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Adrenalinpaddling...

Har du en kajak och saknar spänning i tillvaron? Isfloden i Brasvellbreen på Svalbard kan tillfredställa även den mest hängivne adrenalinjunkie! 

 

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Frej – Hans Lidén

Frej – Hans Lidén

"Hej Björn,

Nu är min Frej sjösatt efter nästan ett och ett halvt år sedan starten i maj 2022.

Vädret med vinterkyla, regn och rusk mm har gjort att effektiva tiden har varit begränsad, då lokalen är helt öppen utåt.

Insidan av ladan jag byggde i är 5,2 m så portarna var nästan hela tiden öppna när jag jobbade.

Det går tex inte att lacka när det är fuktigt väder ute lärde jag mig. En regnskur som yrde in förstörde den nylackade ytan i fören…

Tack för ditt stöd och dina råd inför bygget. Jag skall också göra en byggdagbok som du får senare.

Hälsningar
Hans"

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