Building

Building Links

• Sea Spirit Kayaks A summary of kayak building experiences: North Bay I, North Bay II, Sea Spirit I, and Sea Spirit II.
  
• Grant's Stitch and Glue Canoe How to build an ultra light stitch and glue plywood canoe that really looks like a canoe.
  
• Building a Wood Epoxy Sailing Canoe Documents construction of a 15.5 foot sailing canoe with narrative and photos and related links.
  
• Building a Plywood Canoe The story of building a Fisher Prospector. Attempts to give some idea of how to create a strong, durable craft with minimum cost and maximum pleasure.
  
• Kayak Building Bulletin Board Active message board for kayak building, sponsored by Guillemot Kayaks.
  
• Chris' Canoe Project: Building a Freedom 17 Canoe Chronicles the construction of a cedar-strip canoe with detailed comments and pictures. Includes boatbuilding links.
  
• Walkabout Personal site of Ralph Walker includes information about outdoors, gundogs, and sports. Provides summary of building a cedar strip canoe, Bob's Special, and a list of boatbuilding links.
  
• Ian Salkind Details on building a Patuxent 19.5 kayak and a kayak of his own design, the Joy 18. Includes kayak links and a list of kayak building books.
  
• Dave's Kayak Building Details of building a Chesapeake LT17, a 17 foot sea kayak.
  
• Karma's Includes information about fishing in British Columbia and a summary of the construction of a cedar strip canoe.
  
• Cat's Paw Kayak Assembly Focuses on post-construction outfitting rather than showing all the details of the construction of the kayak.
  
• Kent's Kayaks Provides information on kayak building, pictures of design ideas, resources for materials, and some general information on paddling.
  
• The North Woods Paddle Article written by Rick Waters and supported by the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association. Describes making a traditional wood paddle.
  
• Michael Wick's Home Page Homebuilder shares his experiences and pictures of kayaks and canoes that he has built.
  
• Don's Kayak Building Details of personally building a Mill Creek 15 kayak.
  
• Ross Leidy's Kayak Building Personal summaries of building kayaks, canoes, paddles, and cradles. Includes a how-to section with in-depth discussions of a few building and outfitting techniques, including deck fittings, a fiberglass seat and the use of underdeck bungees to secure hatch covers.
  
• Repair Large Holes in Your Canoes Tips for fixing fiberglass, foam sandwich and aluminum hulls.
  
• Real Wooden Boats Provides tips on building a cedar strip canoe, photos of construction of a Cosine Wherry, and links to other boatbuilding sites.
  
• The Canoe Paddle Page Making canoe paddles in wood; canoe paddle design; collections of canoe paddles; books and articles on paddle-making.
  
• A Good Paddle Article about "Uncomplicating Paddle Design, Sizing and Selection" written by Caleb Davis and supported by the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association.
  
• Building the Greenland Kayak An overview of the building process, using traditional materials. Includes tips about building and links to kits, plans, and books about building your own boat.
  
• John Michne's Boat Building Stuff Details of the construction of the Wee Lassie II. Includes photos with explanations of progress through the phases and problems. Each section includes a discussion about what was learned and tips.
  
• Derek's Cedar Strip Details of building a BearMountain Hiawatha canoe, Guillemot Double kayak, and his current project, a BearMountain Endeavour kayak.
  
• PakYak Prototype Online plans, pictures, and discussion of Jim Heter's custom-designed folding kayak.
  
• Traditional Arctic Skinboats Features photographs of a diverse collection of Inuit and Aleut kayak replicas that Harvey Golden has built. Includes many links to kayak related sites.
  
• Kayaking with Steve and Daune in San Diego, CA Includes information on building a redwood Guillemot double kayak and kayaking in and around San Diego.
  
• Doug's Boat Page All about building kayaks and native boat technology. Includes Doug's own non-definitive introduction to boatbuilding, freeware and shareware boatbuilding software, free boat plans, photos, Q and A, and boatbuilding resources.
  
• Building a Redwood Canoe - Strippers Guide Details photographs, instructions, tips and troubleshooting for constructing a redwood canoe. Also includes related links.
  
• Ken's Temporary Kayak Pages Information on how he built a Euro style paddle and a Greenland style paddle, wood strip kayak construction, glassing, and extensive photographs.
  
• Baker Brothers Boats Seakayak Amateur boatbuilder's working journals with pictures.
  
• WebRing Web ring for kayak building sites.
  
• Wooden Canoe Heritage Association Non-profit group devoted to preserving, studying, building, restoring, and using wood, wood-canvas, cedar strip and birchbark canoes, and to disseminating information about canoeing heritage in North America. Links to builders, suppliers, graphics and related websites.