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PowerYak by David Streeter, Port Charlotte, Florida

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - A few essential 3/4\" peices for the build. Temporary center fram, Transom and bow spacer.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - You can see I have changed my set up table to 24\" x 16\". The adjustable table saw extentions are real convient for this type of work.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - At this point the boat starts to come together. Rather quick really. It\'s a little ricketty but a couple temp braces hold it in place.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - I have used a 4mm plywood transom for starters, leaving it elongated for a future hand hold. I will be placinf the 3/4\" cutout on the inside to beef it up.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - All I had around for material was some 8\' clear pine to use for the sheer. Here you can see how it is joined with a short sister. Held real well and allowed for the natural bow of the sheer.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - Here is the 3/4\" transom being fitted in and glued to the original 4mm plywood.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - I bought a 3\"x 50 yard of 6oz glass tape for the joints. This saves a lot of effort.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - It doesn\'t show but I have used one screw from the outside on each of the beams to hold them in place.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - I had to go out and buy a 12\' 1x to male teh carlings from.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - I am making my motor mount from 3/4\" exterior plywood. The shaft tube is a peice of schedule 40 PVC thet fits reall nice with the motor shaft.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - I bought 38\" wide 6oz glass so I had to have several joints in it.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - This keel is screwed from the inside with 1 1/2\" #6 screws 6\" oc.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - First coat of primer on to see what we\'ve got for finising.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - I attached the clamps with screws at 6\" oc.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - The Combing is attached to the clamps with screws at 6\" oc.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - I have stained the exposed wood here and I don\'t like it. The stain taked to the epoxy lousy and is a pain to deal with.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - It slid in real easy. I dont have a way to weigh it but I don\'t think it reached 100 pounds.$

$Glen-L PowerYak as built by David Streeter - So. It took just forty days, start to finish. I\'ll add up my hours and costs and add them to this post soon.$

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