Our most popular plans these days comprise full-sized patterns for every part of the boat, and come with extensive assembly manuals. A few of the older marques, such as the Chesapeake and Mill Creek kayaks, are on 24" x 36" paper; parts …

This 24" x 7" Banks-Style Simple Model Dory Kit is perfect for introducing beginners, including kids, to stitch-and-glue boatbuilding. Just like our larger boat kits, parts are CNC-cut from 3mm plywood, stitched together with copper wire, and glued up with epoxy.

Taller rowers desiring a fixed-seat rowing boat should consider the Chester Yawl kit. Build this boat if: You're looking for a fast, comfortable one-person sliding seat boat. You want a speedy sliding seat boat that's suitable for choppy waters. A rowing shell is too tippy, but you don't want to give up too much speed, either. Builders also ...

CLC class kits differ from kits sold and shipped individually. While home-builders and class-builders end up with the same boat at the end, it doesn't start as the same boat kit that we ship to the folks at home. There are tweaks in kits destined for classes, not the least of which is the pre-assembly before the class begins.

By Summer 2020, we'd shipped 40,000 boat kits. 50,000 kits is in sight. If this is your first boatbuilding project, you'll find on this site a trove of boat designs conceived just for you, and more importantly, an organization devoted to helping builders of all skill levels.

Kayaks are so easily driven that the urge to equip them for sailing must be as old as kayaks themselves. This neat trimaran-conversion kit, first introduced in 1995, has been built in vast numbers.

What is LapStitch Construction? CLC'S EXCLUSIVE LAPSTITCH™ CONSTRUCTION . Patent No. 6,142,093 . The strength of the LapStitch™ joint is such that the designs require comparatively little fiberglass or fillet work, making them especially easy to build.

Our sails are built by Douglas Fowler Sailmakers in New York. The Sailing Component kits include the sail/s. They are also available individually as replacements or for the plans builder: Dory sloop sails, Dory lug sails. Build this boat if: You want a versatile rowing and/or sailing boat with excellent performance

HOW WE SHIP BOAT KITS Boat kits are bulky. The packaging varies from one boat to the next, but most comprise one or two large cartons the shape and size of an eight-foot-tall door, accompanied by one or two smaller boxes with your epoxy kit and peripherals. The largest carton is rarely more than 60 pounds. We use a freight company for kit shipping.

2015年7月5日 · Both the boat designs and the kits you produce are great. Erich S | Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Chester Yawl Thanks for 4 great boats -- 2 kayaks, a Sharpie with a jib and big roached sails for 195 sq ft upwind and an asymmetrical spinnaker for another 150 sq ft downwind.