Rudder manufacturing in Cape Town

We have made a number of rudders, from an Optimist, to a Mirror, to Didi Mini Transat, Holiday 23, Didi 26, Sadler 26, Etap 34 also an Irwin 51 which is pictured here.

We were sub contractors to the company who removed the old and damaged rudder.

 Painted in etch primer, underneath the paint is biaxial glass cloth and epoxy resin.

460 gram biaxial glass cloth with thin epoxy resin sealed and covered the okoume marine plywood new rudder.

A cut out box was made to enable the rudder to be swung to one side and enable removal.

We use marine plywoods and imported from France.

Prices on application.

Roy

The St Ayles Skiff kit build In Hout Bay

 The Hout Bay Yacht Club found interest in the creation of a rowing section, first they needed a boat, they chose the internationally accepted St Ayles Skiff and ordered a kit from CKD Boats.

The pictures were taken three days back..

A mixed crew, its worked really well for the HBYC rowing club group.

The team also made the oars, sizes and shapes are all in the plans.

Rowing is really good exercise.

Please contact me for St Ayles Skiff supply and pricing.

The Argie 15 by Dix Design

 Some pictures to show what the boat looks like as a kit set.

Note, this is an Argie 15 when assembled, the picture is from the Dix Design web site.

This shows the panels we cut to make the Argie 15 plywood kit set.

The Argie 15 plywoods now use Jigsaw joints which speeds up assembly.

When required we can also supply selected and machined Meranti hardwood to the lists on the designers plans.

We pride ourselves in our packing, we use a 13mm plywood and secure with steel band strapping, there is an Argie 15 kit in the plywood crate, it is on its way right now and to Picton via Nelson, in New Zealand.

Please contact me for pricing.

Roy

Argie 15 kit build

 This is one of our best selling kits, it is a right sized boat to take family and friends out in,

We also/ supplied the North Sails and Ronstan deck gear to this Argie 15 kit

Contact me for the PDF file on this design with prices and some video links in it.

rOY

Stuart's Optimist kit build picture

 Stuart in the USA ordered an Optimist kit from us, the kit included the plys CNC cut to size, the builders jig, a North Sails sale and a Harken deck pack.

He made a nice job of the build!

Sails can have various colour patches on, in this case there were girls who will sail the boat so pink was chosen.

Optimist dinghy kit build sequence

 These pictures will show the way our Builders Jig and hull panels are assembled.

The jig is built first, it can be re used for the building of more Optimist hulls.The panels are best fitted dry and so that you can check dimensions which we supply with each kit.

Try the panels in the jig and so that you understand the assembly process, it is best not to be in a rush to glue panels at this stage.

Dry fitting gives you more time to know what panels to fit first.

This picture shows a home made clamp and a wooden wedge to help pull the panels together and close the joints.

Seen here all the panels are in place, this is a good time to measure the sizes overall to ensure the boat will measure to the Optimist rules.

This was our first Optimist dinghy hull assembly, it was removed from the jig which is on the table behind it so that the dimensions could be checked, at this stage it has not been glued together.

Plans and a builders guide are supplied with each kit, this is six sets of builders guides.

An option is we can supply the meranti wood, North Sail and Harken deck package.

A North Sail, the corner patches can be supplied in a range of colours.

Packing securely in a plywood crate is how we ship our kits Worldwide.

Steel band strapped for full security.

This Optimist dinghy was built from one of our kits, we supplied the North Sail and the Harken deck gear as well.

Contact me for a PDF with pricing.

Roy

Toylander Series two building

 Some images that may help those who are thinking of building one of our Toylander kits!

This set took  me just 34 minutes to cut free of the 12mm marine ply panel, so much simpler than doing you own setting out and cutting yourself.

My  own first build, it was done in a single day, at this stage it has not been glued, it is held together by the finger joints we developed.

As seen from the rear , still not glued yest.

From the front, note the holes in the front wings, they are closed of with bending plywood shapes we offer pre made.

The bending ply pre shaped section fits into the open area that forms the Toylanders front wing curve.

At this stage the body has been glued together, the finger joints have been filled ( white ) and the total body inside and out has been epoxied with a thin wet epoxy to seal the marine plywood prior to painting.

The plans volume is A4 sized and really detailed.

There is information on engineering and electrical works.

To build a Toylander you will need the plans, they are supplied by Real Life Toys in Wales, UK, we supply the body CNC cut kit only and when you have proof of plans purchase.

Please contact me for pricing on the body kit, I will then mail you back as  there is a PDF you can then read.

Bombaloza Scull

 The Bombaloza is a single scull, we can do the plans only or a plywood CNC cut kit with the building jig.

Check the picture of a sheet of plywood to see what the jig set looks like.

The built up Bombaloza scull looks as it is seen above.

The plans include drawings for the outriggers.

Please contact me for details on plans or a kit, there is also the Vuvuzella Double Scull.

Our Optimist kit is an international design which we have shipped to many countries.

The package we can supply may be the CNC cut plywoods and builders jig only, or we can include a North Sail and a Harken deck pack as well.

The image above shows the builders jig which is standing up as a full panel, with the bottom of the boat and a center bulkhead laying on the floor.

 Please contact me for the PDF file on the Optimist kit, it includes the many options and many more pictures of the kit and its packing for transportation.

We have detailed builders guides which are supplied with each Optimist kit.

Roy

 We have sold the  Argie 15 as a kit Worldwide, yesterday another one was collected by our shippers who will forward it to New Zealsnd.

Packing securely is part of what this is all about, that large crate will weigh about 80 kgs and has the eight sheets of CNC cut plywoods, plus the required meranti woods, 65 meters of 2" wide ( 50mm )  and filler powders as well.

Panels when they need to be end joined have the jigsaw joints in them.

There is a roll of 65 meters of 2" wide glass tape and some packets of fumed silica, plus micro balloons, both made by 3M, we can also supply North Sails and a Ronstan deck pack to this design.

There is an updated PDF on what we can supply with prices right now, please supply your email address if you would like to receive that file.

Roy

Argie 15 kits

The Argie 15 and Argie 10 dingy kits now use jigsaw joints for ease of assembly.

Plans and kits are available and can be shipped Worldwide as a kit in a steel band crate.

We are using top quality okoume veneer plywoods imported from France.

Please contact me for  PDF with more information and pricing.

Note, the pictures are from the www.dixdesign.com site