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</tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0a289b70.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Choosing and Ordering"><U>Start at the Beginning</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More about me"><U>More About Me</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Guestbook"><U>Sign or View my Guestbook</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How long does it take?"><U>How long does it take?</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What does it take?"><U>What does it take?</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2e59bcf0.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Launching"><U>Click to see more pictures of the finished kayak</U></A>.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> (Please excuse the ads.  They allow me to have this site for free.)</div> <bR> <div> Welcome to my kayak building page! <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> My name is Tim (if you hadn't guessed, that's me to the left) and I thought it would be fun to show anyone who wants to take a look the process of building the Chesapeake 16 Wooden Sea Kayak, a design of Chesapeake Light Craft, Inc.  </div> <bR> <div> Want to see the finished product first?  <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Launching"><U>Click here</U></A></div> <div> <B><U>Kayak Building Step-by-Step</U></b> <img src="HTMLobj-406/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="50">  </div> <div> Step 1:  <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Choosing and Ordering"><U>Choosing and Ordering</U></A></div> <div> Step 2:  <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing and Unpacking"><U>Preparing and Unpacking</U></A></div> <div> Step 3:  <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gluing the Scarf Joints"><U>Gluing the Scarf Joints</U></A></div> <div> Step 4:  <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Screwing up Scarf Joints"><U>Screwing Up and Fixing Scarf Joints</U></A> </div> <div> Step 5:  <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gluing Sheer Clamps"><U>Gluing on the Sheer Clamps</U></A></div> <div> Step 6:  <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stitching the Hull"><U>Stitching the </U></A><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stitching the Hull"><U>Hull</U></A></div> <div> Step 7:  <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filleting"><U>Filleting</U></A></div> <div> Step 8:  <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiberglassing Inside"><U>Fiberglassing the Inside</U></A></div> <div> Step 9:  <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Installing the Bulkheads"><U>Installing the Bulkheads</U></A></div> <div> Step 10:  <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prepping Outside"><U>Preparing the O</U></A><A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prepping Outside"><U>utside</U></A></div> <div> Step 11:  <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiberglassing Outside"><U>Fiberglassing the Outside</U></A></div> <div> Step 12:  <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Planing the Sheer Clamps"><U>Planing the Sheer Clamps</U></A></div> <div> Step 13:  <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Installing Deck Beams"><U>Installing the Deck Beams</U></A></div> <div> Step 14:  <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Attaching the Deck"><U>Attaching the Deck</U></A></div> <div> Step 15:  <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Trimming the Deck"><U>Cutting the Hatch Openings and Trimming the Deck</U></A></div> <div> Step 16:  <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Doing the End Pours"><U>Doing the End Pours</U></A></div> <div> Step 17:  <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Installing the Coaming"><U>Installing the Coaming and Making the Hatch Covers</U></A></div> 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