By Ted Moores and Greg Rössel. Hardbound, 256 pages, 2004. Step-by-step instructions show you how to assemble the most popular plywood kayak kits available today [including our Mill Creek 13]. A boatbuilder's journal records the building of each kit on a day-by-day basis, from opening the box to launching the boat. Simple stitch-and-glue construction demands neither special skill nor special tools. This book supplies the knowledge and experience you need to achieve professional results. Working with Kayaks You Can Build as your guide is like having two professional boatbuilders helping you with: - Basic plywood boat-building techniques
- How to read plans and drawings
- Choosing the right kayak for your needs, water and skill
- Setting up your work area, necessary tools
- Minimizing exposure to toxic fumes and dust
- How to avoid and correct mistakes
Kayaks You Can Build enables the first-time builder to assemble a kayak with truly professional results. Ted Moores, the author of Canoecraft, pioneered woodstrip/epoxy boat-building and teaches wooden boat construction in Canada and the United States. Greg Rössel, the author of Building Small Boats, builds and repairs small wooden boats and is an instructor at The WoodenBoat School in Maine.
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