Frej – Wolfgang Hofmeister

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (Frej, Launchings), 6 comments

Hi Björn,

Some pictures of my recently completed Frej. I used red cedar and paulownia wood. Inside it is one layer carbon fibre, outside it's glass.

It is standard length (507 cm). The deck has been raised by about 2 cm in the feet area.

The skeg is based on Nick Schade’s concept. The coaming is 80+ cm. The hatches are flush and leakproof with rubber car gaskets.

Viele Grüße, Wolfgang Hofmeister

Comments

1 Robert Höpfner
11/20/2024 4:49 PM

Hi Wolfgang,

looks great your Frej.

I´m building one myself, also with a raised deck. Therefore I have some questions. What´s the weight of the kayak and what was the reason for builidng it with red cedar and paulawina?

Best regards,

Robert

2 Björn Thomasson
11/21/2024 9:34 AM

I don't know if Wolfgang reads this and I don't know the weight of his Frej. But the usual reason to choose Cedar and/or Paulownia over fir/spruce is that it may reduce the kayak's weight and that many prefer the more exclusive looks of the more colorful species.

3 Marcel Rosefort
11/21/2024 10:13 AM

Hi Robert,

I build with Paulownia, too, to reduce the weight.

I used Kajaksport hatches, which are really heavy compared to wooden hatches, I have build for other kayaks. This resulted in 16kg for my Frej.

Marcel

4 Robert
11/21/2024 2:23 PM

Thank's for your comments Björn and Marcel.

Best regards,

Robert

5 Wolfgang Hofmeister-Dunkel
11/25/2024 3:21 PM

Hi Robert, the weight of my kayak is 14.7 kg. I have been working towards 15 kg and succeded.

Key success factors are

- The Strips are 4.5 mm x 17 mm.

- Outside it is two layers of 4 oz glas, inside one layer of 6 oz carbon.

- No Kajaksport hatches; they are wooden, flush with the deck and are vertically sealed with automotive seal.

Good luck with your boat...

6 Wolfgang Hofmeister-Dunkel
11/25/2024 3:25 PM

Hi Robert, I fogot: western red cedar and pauwlonia because of the weight and the beautiful colour contrast...

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