Boatbuilding Tips
Our vast collection of boatbuilding tips, drawn from decades of experience in supporting backyard boatbuilders.
14: Deck Rigging & Fitting Out a Stitch and Glu...
Part 14: Installing deck and rigging and fitting out our Chesapeake 16 stitch & glue kayak.
14: Deck Rigging & Fitting Out a Stitch and Glu...
Part 14: Installing deck and rigging and fitting out our Chesapeake 16 stitch & glue kayak.
13: Learn to Varnish like a Professional Boatbu...
Part 13: Learn to varnish like a professional boatbuilder!
13: Learn to Varnish like a Professional Boatbu...
Part 13: Learn to varnish like a professional boatbuilder!
12: Sanding & Prepping a Stitch-and-Glue Kayak ...
Part 12: Sanding and prepping the Chesapeake 16 stitch-and-glue kayak for varnish.
12: Sanding & Prepping a Stitch-and-Glue Kayak ...
Part 12: Sanding and prepping the Chesapeake 16 stitch-and-glue kayak for varnish.
11: Fabricating Hatch Covers on a Stitch-and-Gl...
Part 11: Fabricating hatch covers on a Chesapeake 16 stitch-and-glue kayak.
11: Fabricating Hatch Covers on a Stitch-and-Gl...
Part 11: Fabricating hatch covers on a Chesapeake 16 stitch-and-glue kayak.
10: Installing Cockpit and Hatches on a Stitch ...
Part 10: Installing the cockpit coaming and hatches on a Chesapeake 16 kayak.
10: Installing Cockpit and Hatches on a Stitch ...
Part 10: Installing the cockpit coaming and hatches on a Chesapeake 16 kayak.
09: Fiberglassing the Deck on a Stitch & Glue K...
Part 9: Trimming the deck and fiberglassing the deck on a stitch and glue kayak
09: Fiberglassing the Deck on a Stitch & Glue K...
Part 9: Trimming the deck and fiberglassing the deck on a stitch and glue kayak
08: Putting the Deck on a Stitch & Glue Kayak [...
Part 8: Putting the deck on a stitch and glue kayak
08: Putting the Deck on a Stitch & Glue Kayak [...
Part 8: Putting the deck on a stitch and glue kayak
07: Fiberglassing a Stitch-and-Glue Kayak [video]
Part 7: Fiberglassing a stitch-and-glue kayak
07: Fiberglassing a Stitch-and-Glue Kayak [video]
Part 7: Fiberglassing a stitch-and-glue kayak
06: Sanding, Smoothing, and Prepping for Fiberg...
Part 6: Sanding, smoothing, and prepping for fiberglass
06: Sanding, Smoothing, and Prepping for Fiberg...
Part 6: Sanding, smoothing, and prepping for fiberglass
05: Epoxy Work - The Gluing Part of Stitch & Gl...
Part 5: The Chesapeake 16 is epoxied together
05: Epoxy Work - The Gluing Part of Stitch & Gl...
Part 5: The Chesapeake 16 is epoxied together
04: The Stitching Part of Stitch and Glue Boatb...
Part 4: The "stitching" part of "stitch and glue" boatbuilding.
04: The Stitching Part of Stitch and Glue Boatb...
Part 4: The "stitching" part of "stitch and glue" boatbuilding.
03: Beginning Assembly of a Stitch and Glue Kay...
Part 3: First steps in assembling a stitch-and-glue kayak
03: Beginning Assembly of a Stitch and Glue Kay...
Part 3: First steps in assembling a stitch-and-glue kayak
02: History & Basics of Stitch and Glue Boatbui...
Part 2: John Harris outlines the history and basics of stitch-and-glue boatbuilding.
02: History & Basics of Stitch and Glue Boatbui...
Part 2: John Harris outlines the history and basics of stitch-and-glue boatbuilding.
01: Introduction to Building a Stitch & Glue Ka...
Part 1: An introduction to the Chesapeake 16 kayak.
01: Introduction to Building a Stitch & Glue Ka...
Part 1: An introduction to the Chesapeake 16 kayak.