Back in the 1980′s I was a teenager with a passion for the water and a dream of building my own boat. Any boat probably would have done as long as it was made out of wood, but a cedar strip canoe would be ideal. Now I had some reasonable woodworking skills but for the [...]

OK, I know you might not have even had a chance to build your first kayak yet and the last thing you probably want to think about is ever having to repair it. But, for some of us the time does come when we need to strip off some old fibreglass. I’ve personally had to [...]

Kayaks You Can Build: An Illustrated Guide to Plywood Construction by Ted Moores & Greg Rossel is the second book you should buy if you are thinking about building a plywood kayak. This book is split into 6 chapters but I would argue that it is really 3 broad sections. The first couple of chapters [...]