The frame was made from plywood and marine plywood was cut to size and screwed onto the frame by hand using brass screws.
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| Making the kayak frame by hand |
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| Red Devil hung up at Malacca house car park as our artefact (2017) |
This kayak is tested in the Straits of Malacca and was seaworthy.
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| Kayak can sit 2 persons. Taken at scout camping trip at Pengkalan Balak (1976) |
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| Some friends tried out our kayak in 1975. We had a roof rack to carry it on our Morris wagon as well. |
Later, we added a foot controlled rudder system, 8 ft. mast and a black cotton sail.
By doing so, we converted our kayak into a sail boat.
This kayak was also used to teach scouts about kayaking.
From our workshop in Malacca, we made 3 boats.
1 kayak with canvas covering but it listed to one side at sea launching. Failure. We even painted a fierce looking shark face at its bow.
2nd. boat was a flat plywood rowing boat which can sit 4 persons. Seaworthy as well.
We donated it to the Malacca High School Scouts Troops at their Scout den.
Our last boat made by us was our kayak below.
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