- A Good Paddle
Article about "Uncomplicating Paddle Design, Sizing and Selection" written by Caleb Davis and supported by the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association.
http://www.wcha.org/builders/tremolo/good_paddle.html
- Bill Walker's Chesapeake 17 Kayak Construction
Photo essay of building a wooden kayak. Includes preparation, hull assembly, deck installation, painting and coating, and rigging and completion sections.
http://www.alaska.net/~bwalker/kayak/ch17/
- Boatbuilder Online
Free plans for a 14 foot canoe.
http://www.boatbuilder-online.com/free/cheapcanoe.htm
- Building a Wood Epoxy Sailing Canoe
Documents construction of a 15.5 foot sailing canoe with narrative and photos and related links.
http://members.aol.com/profm/SailingCanoe/sailcanoe.html
- Building the Bluefoot Boobie
A backyard adventure in building a cedar strip kayak. Includes building summary, tips, and photos.
http://kayaks.bravepages.com
- 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.
http://home.att.net/~jimcoburn/
- Cat's Paw Kayak Assembly
Focuses on post-construction outfitting rather than showing all the details of the construction of the kayak.
http://www.wiredweb.com/~mntnhead/home.htm
- Dave's Kayak Building
Details of building a Chesapeake LT17, a 17 foot sea kayak.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~gdmurphy/kayak_page.htm
- Don's Kayak Building
Details of personally building a Mill Creek 15 kayak.
http://home.rochester.rr.com/rlm/kayak/Kayak_Page.htm
- 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.
http://www.personal.kent.edu/~mgarmon/
- Grant's Stitch and Glue Canoe
How to build an ultra light stitch and glue plywood canoe that really looks like a canoe.
http://www.riverstoneinternet.com/canoebuilding/
- Kayak Building Bulletin Board
Active message board for kayak building, sponsored by Guillemot Kayaks.
http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi
- 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.
http://www.dbeweb.com/kayak/
- Kent's Kayaks
Provides information on kayak building, pictures of design ideas, resources for materials, and some general information on paddling.
http://www.geocities.com/kentsyaks/index.html
- La Mina: A Classic Modern Canoe
Steps and photos of building a canoe with classic shapes, but using modern, readily available, and cheap materials.
http://www.schaik.com/canoe/
- Michael Wick's Home Page
Homebuilder shares his experiences and pictures of kayaks and canoes that he has built.
http://www.visi.com/~wick/
- PakYak Prototype
Online plans, pictures, and discussion of Jim Heter's custom-designed folding kayak.
http://rtpnet.org/robroy/boats/PakYak/index.phtml
- Quick-N-Dirty Oars
Instructions for making oars by David Goodchild.
http://catalog.com/bobpone/oars.htm
- Real Wooden Boats
Provides tips on building a cedar strip canoe, photos of construction of a Cosine Wherry, and links to other boatbuilding sites.
http://home.nycap.rr.com/boats/
- 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.
http://ross.secant.com/
- Sea Spirit Kayaks
A summary of kayak building experiences: North Bay I, North Bay II, Sea Spirit I, and Sea Spirit II.
http://www.seaspiritkayaks.com/
- Simple Oars
Free oar plans with photos.
http://www.bateau.com/free/simple_oars.html
- The Canoe Paddle Page
Making canoe paddles in wood; canoe paddle design; collections of canoe paddles; books and articles on paddle-making.
http://homepages.tesco.net/~moosehead/
- The North Woods Paddle
Article written by Rick Waters and supported by the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association. Describes making a traditional wood paddle.
http://www.wcha.org/paddles/northwoods/
- 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.
http://home.pacifier.com/~qayaq/
- 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.
http://walkabout.crosscity.com/
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