WAVEWALK FISHING KAYAKS BLOG » builder http://wavewalk.com/blog The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 John Forney’s First W Boat Design http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/01/25/john-forneys-first-w-boat-design/ http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/01/25/john-forneys-first-w-boat-design/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:34:52 +0000 W kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/01/25/john-forneys-first-w-boat-design/ Continue reading →]]> John Forney is a boat designer and builder from Texas.

He has already designed and built a number of kayaks, both in wood and skin-on-frame.

John took upon himself to be the first to design and build a wooden W boat, and he did it.

This W is 12 feet long and 30 inches wide, and it can take two large size kayak fishermen with all their gear, as well as camping gear:

John Forney's 12 ft wooden W boatBennett Crow christening John’s W boat.  Photo: John Forney.

John says: “It’s a known thing that you build your first boat just to learn and then you throw it away, but this boat is just too good to throw – it’s amazing.”

John is now involved in building two more wooden W boats, and he plans to design and build W boats in other materials as well.

Yoav

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