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Welcome to my kayak building page!

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.

Want to see the finished product first? Click here

Kayak Building Step-by-Step

Step 1: Choosing and Ordering

Step 2: Preparing and Unpacking

Step 3: Gluing the Scarf Joints

Step 4: Screwing Up and Fixing Scarf Joints

Step 5: Gluing on the Sheer Clamps

Step 6: Stitching the Hull

Step 7: Filleting

Step 8: Fiberglassing the Inside

Step 9: Installing the Bulkheads

Step 10: Preparing the O utside

Step 11: Fiberglassing the Outside

Step 12: Planing the Sheer Clamps

Step 13: Installing the Deck Beams

Step 14: Attaching the Deck

Step 15: Cutting the Hatch Openings and Trimming the Deck

Step 16: Doing the End Pours

Step 17: Installing the Coaming and Making the Hatch Covers

Step 18: Sealing the Deck

Step 19: Varnishing

Step 20: Outfitting

Step 21: Launching

Three years later: The launching of my Dad's kayak

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