Boatbuilding Tips
Our vast collection of boatbuilding tips, drawn from decades of experience in supporting backyard boatbuilders.
Pro Tips for Kayak Hull and Deck Assembly
Boatbuilder Bob Emser has put together a video guide for creating clean joinery, strong hardware mounts, and perfectly aligned deck-to-hull joints in kayaks. Bob writes: "In this episode I'll start...
Pro Tips for Kayak Hull and Deck Assembly
Boatbuilder Bob Emser has put together a video guide for creating clean joinery, strong hardware mounts, and perfectly aligned deck-to-hull joints in kayaks. Bob writes: "In this episode I'll start...
Simple Longboard Sanders for Cedar Strip Canoes...
Particularly for builders of strip boats and hybrids, a longboard for fairing is an essential tool. Commercial products are available, but they tend to be very expensive. Here at CLC,...
Simple Longboard Sanders for Cedar Strip Canoes...
Particularly for builders of strip boats and hybrids, a longboard for fairing is an essential tool. Commercial products are available, but they tend to be very expensive. Here at CLC,...
Pulling a Strip-Built Boat from the Mold
After weeks of layups, fairing and waiting, the moment of truth. Bob Emser of The Art of Boat Building pulls the Little Auk kayak from the mold for the first...
Pulling a Strip-Built Boat from the Mold
After weeks of layups, fairing and waiting, the moment of truth. Bob Emser of The Art of Boat Building pulls the Little Auk kayak from the mold for the first...
![Strip Planking by Nick Schade [video series]](http://clcboats.com/cdn/shop/articles/strip-planking-by-nick-schade.jpg?v=1777660181&width=533)
Strip Planking by Nick Schade [video series]
In this video series, Nick Schade is building both a microBootlegger Tandem and a Solo microBootlegger. Strip Planking 01: Cutting Forms for Strip-Built Kayaks: Nick Schade writes: The first step...
Strip Planking by Nick Schade [video series]
In this video series, Nick Schade is building both a microBootlegger Tandem and a Solo microBootlegger. Strip Planking 01: Cutting Forms for Strip-Built Kayaks: Nick Schade writes: The first step...
![Building a Strip Planked Petrel Kayak [video series]](http://clcboats.com/cdn/shop/articles/building-a-strip-planked-petrel.jpg?v=1766521545&width=533)
Building a Strip Planked Petrel Kayak [video se...
Petrel Build: 01 Making Forms for Strip Planked Kayak: Nick Schade writes: This is the first in a new series of videos showing the steps of building a wooden kayak...
Building a Strip Planked Petrel Kayak [video se...
Petrel Build: 01 Making Forms for Strip Planked Kayak: Nick Schade writes: This is the first in a new series of videos showing the steps of building a wooden kayak...
Hybrid Decks - How to Build a Kayak With a Ceda...
Most people find the look of a cedar strip deck irresistible. Several CLC kayak kits, including Shearwaters and Mill Creeks, come with cedar strip decks as an option, but did...
Hybrid Decks - How to Build a Kayak With a Ceda...
Most people find the look of a cedar strip deck irresistible. Several CLC kayak kits, including Shearwaters and Mill Creeks, come with cedar strip decks as an option, but did...
How Many Cedar Strips Will I Need?
The world of small boats is replete with handsome designs for boats meant to be skinned in thin cedar planking. There are the lovely kayaks and canoes by Nick Schade...
How Many Cedar Strips Will I Need?
The world of small boats is replete with handsome designs for boats meant to be skinned in thin cedar planking. There are the lovely kayaks and canoes by Nick Schade...