algonquin paddler
How it all began...
We went camping in Algonquin Park in 2005. We rented a couple of plastic kayaks and the kids loved it. We came home with the intention of buying a couple of kayaks but while on the internet we saw these stitch and glue make'm yourself boats. I purchased the books "The New Kayak Shop" and "Kayaks You Can Build". Both are available at Chapters or Amazon.com. We decided this was something we could do. We also discovered www.clcboats.com which would prove to be a tremendous resource of encouragement during the project. We made a day trip to Toronto to Noah's Marine www.noahsmarine.com to purchase plans for a Chesapeake Light Craft 16 and some marine grade plywood. The books have some great suggestions for worktables. We made a 17' one from some 3/4" plywood and some stands from scrap 2X4's from a recent renovation.
How it all began...
We went camping in Algonquin Park in 2005. We rented a couple of plastic kayaks and the kids loved it. We came home with the intention of buying a couple of kayaks but while on the internet we saw these stitch and glue make'm yourself boats. I purchased the books "The New Kayak Shop" and "Kayaks You Can Build". Both are available at Chapters or Amazon.com. We decided this was something we could do. We also discovered www.clcboats.com which would prove to be a tremendous resource of encouragement during the project. We made a day trip to Toronto to Noah's Marine www.noahsmarine.com to purchase plans for a Chesapeake Light Craft 16 and some marine grade plywood. The books have some great suggestions for worktables. We made a 17' one from some 3/4" plywood and some stands from scrap 2X4's from a recent renovation.