We are building a plywood (stitch & glue) kayak from a kit, but you can get the plans and build it from scratch using these instructions. The Petrel Play SG kit from Chesapeake Light
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INTRODUCTION It’s been a while since I’ve shared a video, and this time, it’s not about documenting a customer build. Instead, I want to guide you, the audience on YouTube, through building a boat
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Fitting the sheer strip is the first step in building a kayak. In this video, I show you how to add a rolling bevel.
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It is very common that the deck and hull don’t match when you go to put them together. Maybe humidity got to the wood between glassing the outside and the inside or, the opposite, the wood dried out.
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What could be easier than stability? Just make the boat wide and it will be stable … right? Yet, there are kayaks out there from 20″ to 32″ wide, all of which the manufacturers
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I often get questions to the effect of: “I have trouble keeping up with my friends, what kayak should I get?” Everyone knows that longer kayaks are faster, so obviously I should be
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I am excited and deeply honored to be able to announce that I am now offering plans from Bear Mountain Boats. For those who don’t know Bear Mountain Boats is the company started by Ted Moores and