I promised my mom that I would include Karl if I posted pictures of my boat, so below you can see the little guy in the doorway. He likes to open and close the door to the garage while I'm working outside. Oh yeah, I'm out of the basement for this project now that the weather is nice enough that I can work outside. I've been getting the garage more organized so I can route strips and things without a lot of hassle. Also I set up a dolly so I could roll the whole boat assembly in and out of the garage, and my friend picked up his motorcycle that was garaged here for the winter.
Here you can see it getting wheeled back in at the end of an evening with the fifth row of hull strips stapled, clamped and glued in place.
Last time I posted a list of questions people have been asking me, and I forgot about one in particular, "where will you store it?" For some scale, here are 14 foot strips in our foyer with Claire and Karl:
We have 4 options for storage, and Claire and I have debated about them at length. Cast your vote with a comment!
- In the garage
- Under the deck (like a neighbor does)
- the long basement wall
- diagonally on the wall above our main staircase
I'm gunning for that giant empty wall above the steps, it's like a blank canvas to fill with cool boats. That or the nice long basement wall... hiding this in the garage would be a tragedy! Right?
3 comments:
Nice progress! I'm thinking for ease of use under the deck or in the garage would be best, but if you are building the kayak for decoration then totally above the stairs. Of course I second whatever Claire wants! You have also inspired me to start my herb garden this year from seeds. I'm going to start researching, but may bug you with some questions. It would be fun for a weekly plant growth photo update.
Yes! Do the stairs!!
There room over your bed? That you make awesome decoration!
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