Boatbuilding Tips

Our vast collection of boatbuilding tips, drawn from decades of experience in supporting backyard boatbuilders.

Wooden Vee-Blocks

Wooden Vee-Blocks

Our rudder kits, like most kayak rudders, come with a black plastic vee-block. It holds the rudder in the centered position when raised on-deck and locks the footbraces. Several of...

Wooden Vee-Blocks

Fitting Out Your Boat

Our rudder kits, like most kayak rudders, come with a black plastic vee-block. It holds the rudder in the centered position when raised on-deck and locks the footbraces. Several of...

Glass-Bottomed Mill Creek

Glass-Bottomed Mill Creek

Want to see the fish and other marine life under your kayak? Add a plexiglass window on the bottom of your Mill Creek. The sketches below show how.

Glass-Bottomed Mill Creek

Fitting Out Your Boat

Want to see the fish and other marine life under your kayak? Add a plexiglass window on the bottom of your Mill Creek. The sketches below show how.