For sites that include information on how to build a canoe or kayak or that relate personal experiences of actually building one.
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Sites 15
- 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 building Euro and Greenland paddles, wood strip kayak construction, glassing, and extensive photographs.
- Dave's Kayak Building Details of building a Chesapeake LT17, a 17 foot sea kayak.
- Doug's Boat Page All about building kayaks and native boat technology. Includes an introduction to boatbuilding, freeware and shareware boatbuilding software, free boat plans, pictures, and related resources.
- Simple Oars Free oar plans with photos.
- 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.
- Surfing Outrigger Canoe Project Summary of building an 18 foot surf canoe. Includes project log, materials list, and summary of the construction steps.
- Scubascapie's Kayak Project Provides photos and description of building a wooden kayak. Also includes related links.
- PakYak Prototype Online plans, pictures, and discussion of Jim Heter's custom-designed folding kayak.
- Chris' Canoe Project: Building a Freedom 17 Canoe Chronicles the construction of a cedar-strip canoe with detailed comments and pictures. Includes boatbuilding links.
- Ferwerda Wood and Canvas Canoes Includes photos and build records of several canoes, particularly the Hiawatha model built on an original Thompson Brothers form. Also features weight comparison for wood and canvas construction versus modern materials, tips for building a seat with a mast ring, and photos of a canoe rigged up for sailing.
- The North Woods Paddle Article written by Rick Waters and supported by the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association. Describes making a traditional wood paddle.
- Kayak Building Workshop Focuses on building sea kayak using traditional Inuit methods in Nunavut, Canada.
- Greybeard Canoes and Kayaks A step-by-step account of building a cedar-strip canoe
- Kayak Building WebRing Connects sites related to building wooden kayaks.