When Guenter, an engineer from Austria, proposed building a carbon fiber framed F1, I told him he was crazy. A few months later he sent me these pictures and a full PDF of how he built it. The finished kayak weighs 20 pounds, took 80 hours to build, and cost him $750 to make! I should note that Gunter is very experienced working with these materials.
The kayak hasn’t been paddled yet because the water is still frozen solid but that didn’t stop Guenter from getting as close as he could! Some changes had to be made to the frame to accommodate the materials. This changes the lines of the kayak a little bit which may or may not affect performance, I’ll make sure I post an update when he gets it onto liquid water.
To see more pictures and notes from Guenter’s entire build go to the Student Builds page on our website!
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