Stitch Kit Winter
Posted in Sewing on 02/07/2004 02:32 am by admin
Strip built vs. stitch and glue? Build your own Kayak? Have you done this?
I'm thinking of building a kayak this winter. If anybody has done this, please let me know what you know - i.e. who you went through... if it's better for a first timer to build their own from scratch, from a kit with all supplies included, etc.
A few years ago I built a stitch and glue kayak from "scratch" -- it took months and I was pretty frustrated many times.
A friend bought a kit for the same kayak. He built his in about a month of spare time, had a lot of fun, never got upset and his boat looks gorgeous!
I built from plans from Chesapeake Light Craft -- he built from a kt from them. My cost was actually a little higher since I had to source all the stuff I needed and probably didn't get the best deal.
I've built a number of wood strip boats -- canoes and Adirondack guide boats. Building stitch-and-glue is definitely easier and more "forgiving" for a novice.
My advice: get stitch and glue experience, then adventure into strip-built. I've seen some "hybrids" -- kayaks which had planked (stitch and glue) hulls and stripper decks -- the best of both worlds.
(Also: if you are a novice kayaker you will find that the stitch and glue kayak with "hard" chines is a little friendlier (more secondary stability) than a stripper with a round bottom.)
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