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BUILDING THE SELWAY FISHER 13'4" MELONSEED SKIFF



BUILDING POLE DANCER
BUILDING NORTH STAR


BUILDING SHEARWATER 17 HYBRID

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CONSTRUCTION
METHODS
Different methods of construction are more or less suitable for - different hull shapes - skill levels - available time - accessibility to materials - cost involved - additional benches and equipment needed - etc.....


NORTH STAR
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
REVIEWING KAYAKS
Most of us only have so many boats in our futures, so design choice needs careful consideration.

As home builders we are fortunate, in that most of the good designers out there have enough variety in their selections that they are able to steer us appropriately in our choices....
DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS -
SEA KAYAKS
Some thoughts on design. If you are about to spend months building a boat you want to choose the right one. Consider where you will use it and consider your size and weight. See below about volume.......

CONSIDERING SKEGS
SKEG GALLERY



Home made kayak skeg construction
SKEG PLAN FULL SIZE
SKEG GALLERY

SEA KAYAK CAPSIZE
AN ANECDOTE
Oneparticular capsizing experience comes to mind, I recall it now with bemusement but I remember being annoying at the time.

 I was out with a friend who is a very occasional (once or twice a year) paddler, but otherwise a fit enough guy who is a keen hiker. He was in one of my boats, (a.......

MY THOUGHTS ON
SEA KAYAKING WITH BEGINNERS
In the past thirty years or so I have undertaken scores of expeditions with people who want to get an afternoon on the water, People who are not confident on their own and just want to see the local environment from a different perspective. These outings are usually with either one or two people, usually total novices......






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