Yesterday I set up the frame of the EA kayak and gave it a second coat of linseed oil. With the keelson blocked in and the deck upright, it is easier to see what the boat will look like when finished. Supposedly, the finished boat will not trim with the waterline parallel to the keelson. The keelson will in fact sit lower in the front than in back. But we will see.
Nose forward view accentuates the upsweep of the deck forward of the cockpit.
View from the back shows the downward slope of the deck at the steern.
And one more view from a slightly lower angle.
At this point, I find myself wondering what this boat will turn into and how it will behave. This is of course one of the compelling things about building a boat of a kind one has never built before. Invariably, there will be some disappointments and in time, pleasant surprises as well. Still, if nothing else, the curved lines of a boat are delightful to look at.
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