I have been saving links of web pages of people documenting their experiences building kayaks and thought I would share them with the group. All include lots of pictures and are chock full of interesting ideas as well as giving you a personalized feel for what it is like to build.

They are in no particular order and I know I have left some good ones out. If someone would like organize them and set up a links page or this would be a good start. The comments are my own.

Enjoy

http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/kayak/ - The Baker brothers build kayaks

http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/kayak/paddle/ - Sean Baker builds paddles

http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/~chose/kayak/ - Six guys go to a Baidarka building class by Bruce Lemon – Understanding wives to let you burn up vacation time not included in tuition cost

http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/Building/FlexibleBaidarka/right.htm#topic - Very cool - Friedrich Vetterlein builds a traditional Baidarka with high tech adhesives vs lashings to make it flexible. Some discussion about the Physics of a flexable vs rigid boats

http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/Building/StripBuilt/ExpSing.html –Nick Shade builds a Guillemot Expedition

http://www.eskimo.com/~hmaroske/baidarka/index.html - Hendrik Maroske's - Folding Baidarka Homepage – Many links to other home built folding boats

http://home.att.net/~jimcoburn/ - Jim Coburn builds traditional greenland style kayak wood frame

http://home.earthlink.net/~andygere/ches17/chespk.html - Andy Gere build a CLC Chesapeake

http://home1.gte.net/monicac/kayak.htm – Don builds a George Putz canvas over wood design

http://homepages.infoseek.com/~briancunningham/EdValley.html – Ed Vally’s stripper – check out the wavy detail

http://www.qsl.net/wa1urb/98.html - WA1URB – Skin on frame

http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/gas/kayak.htm – Greg Stevens – Guillemot – A must if you are building a skeg

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7217/kayak/img/ - Pictures of Guillemot under construction

http://www.netscad.com/~critters/stripper/sk-stripper.htm - Mike Stocks builds a Guillemot SK

http://pages.cthome.net/bobbycurtis/northbay.htm – Bobby Curtis building The North Bay

http://www.designovation.com/kayak/kayak_main.htm – Pete Ford Kayak Construction Zone – Builds two strippers – beautifully designed page

http://www.transport.com/~ray316/kayak_construction/kayak_construction.html – Ray Jardine builds three doubles of own designs for arctic trips using kevlar, fiberglass and aircraft technologies

http://ross.secant.com/kayak/ - Ross Leidy’s Guillemot and Panache

http://www.olympus.net/personal/sbaxter/build.htm – Steve and Cheryl build a Tred Avon Double

http://www.aloha.net/~stomski/kulia.htm - Stomski Family Homepage – strip sit on top triple – kids in the front and back hatches

http://homepages.infoseek.com/~briancunningham/mykayak.html – Brian Cunningham – Patuxent 19 with sail rig to make a sailing trimarran

http://home.ican.net/~735769/stripmusic.htm – John Winters -Timeline for building a boat with suggested music

http://home.ican.net/~735769/smpics.htm – Same boat as above “Circe” – a boat for worman?

http://www.eskimo.com/~hmaroske/baidarka/node-o07.html – Gerald Maroske west Greenland foldable

http://usrwww.mpx.com.au/~pcarter/pumps.html – PJ Carter – Installing foot pumps

http://www.tidalwave.net/~woodardr/index.html - Woody’s World –Guillemot Expedition

http://www.greenval.com/builders.html – Green Valley Boat Works – tips on how to build with out staples