Nanoq nummer ett i USA sjösatt

den 22 mars 2015 (Nanoq, Sjösättning), 7 kommentarer

"Dan & Bjorn, I finally launched my new Alleq/Nanoq. I just love it. Nimble, quick and responsive. Did not roll it yet (water temp 34). It also seems to like the surf/waves but have not tested it in serious waves. Will send better photos. It came out 4" longer than designed. I somehow miscalculated the stems – did not allow for the thickness of the strips where they meet at the bow and stern."

Bobs Nanoq är noga räknat inte en Nanoq fullt ut. Bob utgick från en Alleq (som är en plywoodversion av min Illorsuitkajak ritad för Petruskajak byggkurser, från samma förlaga som den Qanik jag ritade för Seabird Designs). Bob konverterade så att säga tillbaka Alleq till stripteknik några månader innan jag publicerade ritningarna till Nanoq. Det finns småskillnader visuellt, som att Bob behållit mer av plywoodkajakens plana ytor, medan jag i Nanoq mjukade upp och rundade lite mer – men i egenskaper i vattnet finns sannolikt inga märkbara skillnader.

Mer om de olika versionerna finns på Nanoq-sidan.

Kommentarer

1 Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
2015-03-22 20:37

Looks awesome on the water, Bob!! I know how long you've been waiting to get it wet.

2 Rick.H
2015-03-23 01:16

So, Björn, how did Bob get hold of those Alleq plans? The boat looks like a fine candidate for an SOF build, which is my interest at this time, because as things stand, marine epoxy is too difficult and expensive to get in any quantity in Japan. Alleq has the looks of its ancestry and the advantage of decades of refinement by a series of builders and designers culminating in a version with the eye appeal and performance you have put into it. As you may remember, my approach a while back to Petrus about the plans went unanswered.

3 Björn Thomasson
2015-03-23 08:51

The Alleq plans are comissioned by Petrus to be used in building classes and sold as kits by him and his partners: Dan Caouette (New Hampshire) and Niklas Perander (Finland). Bob's kayak is the result of an agreement with Dan Caouette.

I will not include Alleq in my catalog as long as Petrus and his partners are actively marketing them.

Plywood kayaks are trickier than strip, since even very small errors in the panel shapes create ungainly bumps in the lines of the finished kayak, and you don't have the option of sanding the surface to fairness as with wood strips. Starting with a precut kit is for the unexperienced builder a good investment.

4 Rick Hayhoe
2015-03-23 09:17

Yes, the kit would be a good investment for a number of reasons. Even though I have around forty-five years of experience with building boats from plywood the precision and great saving of time are attractive. However, the high cost of overseas shipment (Europe, Australia or US to Japan) is the sticking point, just as it is for acquiring adequate supplies of epoxy for strip building boats.

5 Andreas Olsson
2015-03-23 19:28

Such a beauty! Congratulations!

I have to build a kayak work shop immediately and convince my wife!

Nanoq connects with your inner spirit.

6 Nico Vertriest
2016-03-23 17:44

Very nice design, and am interested in it for my next project.

I really like his deck riggings. I just wondered how to make them. Is that described somewhere ?

7 Björn Thomasson
2016-03-23 21:54

It seems to be straightforward recessed line hardware with a steel rod. Those are not described on the plans (I favor the Maroske type of line fittings), but there are a lot of manuals, photos and good advice available on the internet.

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