Although i had never actually kayaked before, one day i decided to make a stitch and glue kayak. for a non-kayaker i'm not sure why, but it had to do with a rowing class i had taken once, and i wanted to get out on the water on my own boat.. Shrike. free plans for shrike, a lightweight sea kayak for stitch and glue construction. the hull lines are traditional west greenland. these classic and beautiful lines, the result of centuries of development, produce a hull that is maneuverable, and suited to rough water.. With stitch-and-glue construction, no strongbacks, forms, or temporary frames are required to build the boats. see a step-by-step overview of how a stitch-and-glue kayak is built or watch a timelapse of one of our chesapeake classes in the clc shop..
Cirrus - 17.5' x 22" ( 5,33 x 0,558m) the inspiration to build the ultimate hard chine, stitch and glue kayak was all too easy. to instill a plywood kayak with some of the nice characteristics of its wood strip cousins took some creative tweaking but the effort paid off and i just couldn't be happier with the cruiser that was born.. Cnc kayaks. cnc kayaks is a non-profit organisation supplying free plans to build sea kayaks. the kayak designs are derived from the kayaks of west greenland, and, in particular, the disko bay kayak preserved in the canadian museum of civilization, ottawa.. These are manifest in this book, which describes the building of ten boats: the plans to follow, the materials to use, and the skills and methods necessary to make each project a success. use stitch and glue or traditional building methods..
