Nokomia build

[Jim Dodd]

Thanks algale !
Hoping it paddles as well as it looks !

I have a Carbon Fiber/Kevlar copy waiting to be finished.

Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

More pics.
Gunnels are still tacky, but Nokomis will see water this weekend !

 

[pklonowski]

Looks quite nice!!! Pictures of her on the water are being eagerly anticipated (pressure's on!)

 

[Jim Dodd]

Thanks Peter !

Well as promised I was able to get Nokomis on the water this morning. It was a great September morn. A faint full moon was still visible when I slipped down to the shop.

Pelicans were above the Joe Reasoner Dam, that holds back Lake Nokomis.

My first impression was how stable Nokomis was, thanks to it's flat bottom.

We've had a lot of rain lately, and so I was either paddling against the current, of floating with it. Anxious to get her on some flat water, and some waves.

I'm really excited to get Nokomis's Carbon Fiber Sister in the shop to work on.

Thanks to everyone that commented, and tagged along with this build ! Nokomis took 9 months to build, but was worth every minute !
Thanks again !

Here's pics from this morning.






Jim

 

[Dan Lindberg]

Congrats and nice work Jim.
Glad it works well in the water.
Dan

 

[Jim Dodd]

Thanks Dan !
I've been building shallow arched solos for ever. Flattening the bottom proved a great stability improver !

adding a little rocker might improve turning, but slow it down. Not something I want to do !

Plan to paddle it more this week, and put it to the test, compared to others I have !

Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Trying to post some pics of my Carbon Fiber Nokomis.
Second try.







Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

A couple more.




Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Just finished varnishing the inside of now named Vader.




I'll let the Spar Urethane harden a few days, then apply Watco to the gunnels.

Jim