Tag Archives: skin on frame

Curach builders' meeting

Posted on November 19, 2011 by stevetomlin

This week I met with Ian & Edward to discuss our currach building project. I’ve been thinking about another boat project since I finished the recovery kayak and I was attracted to the curach as another lightweight skin-on-frame boat. The … Continue reading →

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Recovery kayak launching

Posted on September 27, 2011 by stevetomlin

My skin-on-frame recovery kayak attracted a fair bit of attention as soon as I drove into the campsite at Ullswater with it on the roof of the car. I was suprised how many people remembered and recognised it from 2 … Continue reading →

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Skin on frame kayak

Posted on September 23, 2011 by stevetomlin

Way back in 2008, the guy I was working with asked me to go to the library and look for a book on currachs, Irish fame boats. Instead I found ‘The Aleutian Kayak’ by Wolfgang Brinck and fell in love … Continue reading →

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