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10' Little Auk Wooden Strip-Planked Kayak built by Michael R.
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A young girl and her dog paddling a Little Auk 10 by Tom B.
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Beautful decorative details on her Little Auk 10 by Peggy E.
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Little Auk 10 built by David H.
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A young girl playing in the snow with a Little Auk 10 built by Tom B.
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10-Foot Little Auk

Builder Testimonials

A diminutive but handy and versatile recreational kayak. An excellent entry point for strip-plank boatbuilding techniques.

  • Skill Level Intermediate
  • Estimated Build Time 120 Hours

Builders will benefit from some woodworking, epoxy, and fiberglass experience. Compared to CLC's "Beginner" projects, there will be more cutting and fitting of parts, and documentation is less comprehensive.

Strip-planked designs offer builders many options for personalization, ranging from the simple to the extravagant, and build times will vary accordingl

Build this boat if...

  • You want a small and light kayak that you can easily lift onto the roof of your car
  • You have children who are getting old enough to go kayaking with you
  • You are looking for a small kayak that you can carry on the deck of your larger boat

  • Quality Materials

    Only the best professional-grade materials

  • Superior Support

    Tech support is free and unlimited

  • Classic Appeal

    Traditional looks that will never age

Quality Materials

Our kits ship with the same first-class marine plywood, timber, epoxy, and fiberglass that we use in our own boatbuilding shop. It's not cheap, but these boats are meant to last forever!

Superior Support

Have a question about your project, large or small? You can speak to a boatbuilder at CLC, on the phone or by email. Send questions to info@clcboats.com!

Classic Appeal

Some might argue that small craft design reached the zenith of looks and performance in the 19th century. We wouldn't disagree. Designs like this one will still look good in a hundred years.

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10' Little Auk Wooden Strip-Planked Kayak built by Michael R.

10' Little Auk Wooden Strip-Planked Kayak built by Michael R.

A young girl and her dog paddling a Little Auk 10 by Tom B.

A young girl and her dog paddling a Little Auk 10 by Tom B.

Beautful decorative details on her Little Auk 10 by Peggy E.

Beautful decorative details on her Little Auk 10 by Peggy E.

Little Auk 10 built by David H.

Little Auk 10 built by David H.

A young girl playing in the snow with a Little Auk 10 built by Tom B.

A young girl playing in the snow with a Little Auk 10 built by Tom B.

10' Little Auk Wooden Strip-Planked Kayak built by Michael R. Thumbnail
A young girl and her dog paddling a Little Auk 10 by Tom B. Thumbnail
Beautful decorative details on her Little Auk 10 by Peggy E. Thumbnail
Little Auk 10 built by David H. Thumbnail
A young girl playing in the snow with a Little Auk 10 built by Tom B. Thumbnail

Specifications

Length
10' 0"
Beam
28"
Cockpit Size
35" x 19"
Hull Weight
30 lbs.
Paddler Weight
110 - 190 lbs.
Max Payload
250 lbs.
Knee Height
13"
Max. Men's Shoe Size
14

Performance

Stability

4 out of 5
Very Tippy
Very Stable

Speed

1 out of 5
Cruiser
Racer

Cockpit Room

4 out of 5
Close Fit
Huge Cockpit

Payload

3 out of 5
Day Tripper
Freight Hauler

Ease of Construction

3 out of 5
Requires Patience
Very Easy
Danica & Tippy paddling a 10' Little Auk built by Tom B.
Danica & Tippy paddling a 10' Little Auk built by Tom B.

Overview

The 10-Foot Little Auk is a delightful little boat designed for those seeking a light recreational kayak with distinctive character. Its small size makes it easy to put on the roof of a car to carry to your favorite lake.  It also looks great on the deck of a yacht and makes for a lovely way to get around the harbor after a day of sailing across the bay.

The Auk will let you gunkhole into places inaccessible by any other boat. Its stability assures that staying upright will not be an adventure. This 10-foot-long version of the Auk is best suited to people who need a truly compact boat.

Do you fit in this kayak?  Study our kayak fit chart.

Our strip-built and hybrid kits ship with 50% Western Red and 50% Alaskan Yellow cedar bead & cove strips. Photos on our website and printed materials may show patterns and accent strips with walnut or other materials. Optional walnut strips are available and can be shipped with kit orders.

Buying Options

Choose Your Boatbuilding Experience

Select the components that are the best fit for your strip-planking project.

  1. Select Your Configuration

    Build From a Kit:
    Most builders start with the Base Kit. It’s all there.
    Build From Scratch:
    Build from scratch using our Plans & Manual.
    Build From a Wood Parts Only Kit:
    For those who have their own supply of epoxy, fiberglass, and hardware.
    Forms and Strongback Only Kit:
    Just the computer-cut stuff: the forms and strongback.
    Order Study Plans or Manuals:
    Like to study up a bit first? Download study plans or a copy of the assembly manual. 

  2. Choose Options and Add-Ons

    Additional Components:
    You can choose colors for your strips! Also add rudders, hatch options, spray skirts, and more. 

  3. Get Building!

    Kits feature all of the latest tweaks to ease assembly, including slot-together molds, CNC-cut marine plywood cockpit recesses, and precision-milled strips.

Standard Configuration

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$1,698.00 $1,510.00

This Auk kit includes Nick Schade's instruction manual, The S...

This Auk kit includes Nick Schade's instruction manual, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak, drawings, CNC-cut forms and strongback, hatch blanks, epoxy kit, fiberglass, precision-milled bead-and-cove Western Red and Alaskan Yellow cedar strips, foam "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, and hardware.

  • Our kits are shipped with premium MAS Epoxy!

Contents of complete kit for the Little Auk 10



Drawings are for representational purposes only. Actual kit contents may differ from what is shown.

Kit Boxes

  1: 98 x 20 x 4 (inches) » 70.00 lbs.
  2: 32 x 16 x 10 (inches) » 35.00 lbs.
  3: 12 x 12 x 12 (inches) » 28.00 lbs.

 

Alternative Configurations

$1,298.00

This Auk kit includes drawings, CNC-cut forms and strongback,...

This Auk kit includes drawings, CNC-cut forms and strongback, hatch blanks, and precision-milled bead and cove Western Red and Alaskan Yellow cedar strips. The plans and a copy of Nick Schade's The Strip-Built Sea Kayak are also included.


Drawings are for representational purposes only. Actual kit contents may differ from what is shown.

Kit Boxes

  1: 98 x 20 x 4 (inches) » 70.00 lbs.
  2: 32 x 16 x 10 (inches) » 35.00 lbs.
$375.00

This Auk kit includes CNC-cut forms and strongback, as well a...

This Auk kit includes CNC-cut forms and strongback, as well as plans and a copy of Nick Schade's instruction manual, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak.

Drawings are for representational purposes only. Actual kit contents may differ from what is shown.

Kit Boxes

  1: 34 x 20 x 10 (inches) » 25.00 lbs.
  2: 98 x 10 x 6 (inches) » 26.00 lbs.
$225.00

This Auk kit includes CNC-cut forms and drawings. Drawings ...

This Auk kit includes CNC-cut forms and drawings.



Drawings are for representational purposes only. Actual kit contents may differ from what is shown.


Kit Boxes

  1: 34 x 20 x 10 (inches) » 25.00 lbs.

Additional Options

$75.00

Nick Schade suggests MiniCel Foam for bulkheads in his boats....

Nick Schade suggests MiniCel Foam for bulkheads in his boats. This kit contains two 3-inch blocks of MiniCel ready for fitting into your Little Auk.
$24.95

A kit for flush hatch hold-downs, requiring no deck hardware ...

A kit for flush hatch hold-downs, requiring no deck hardware to sully your strip-planked deck. Internally mounted bungies hook to hatches. Includes machined wooden parts, hardware, and instructions. Read the instructions here.

Kit includes enough material for two hatches. Specifically: eight wooden blocks, bungie cord, stainless steel hooks, and hatch cover reinforcements.

Almost any hatch system, flush or otherwise, will work with the Invisible Hatch Hold Down scheme. These kayak kits include flush hatch kits: Shearwaters, Arctic Hawk, Sea Island Sport, Night Heron S&G and all Guillemot strip-planked kayaks.

 
$21.95

By Nick Schade. 202 pages, 1998. "Strip-building" - assemblin...

By Nick Schade. 202 pages, 1998. "Strip-building" - assembling a pile of thin wood strips into a functional hull - has been a popular canoe-building method for many years. Now boatbuilder Nick Schade, an engineer by training and a self-professed sea kayaking addict, has refined this time-tested method to build the more complex shapes of sea kayaks. The method is simple, forgiving, allows a liberal amount of design flexibility, and requires a minimum number of tools.

In The Strip-Built Sea Kayak, Schade presents full plans for three elegant designs inspired by the grace and seaworthiness of the Inuit and Aleut skin boats. Profusely illustrated instructions provide the details that will guide you through the process.

Videos

How to Assemble the Little AUK Strongback: Step-by-Step Guide S4-E4

Strip Planking the Little Auk 11, Part 1, S4-E5

Finishing the Hull Bottom of the Little Auk 11, Part 2, S4-E6

A Guide to Fitting the Outer Stem & Fairing a Strip Planked Kayak. S4-E9

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I order this kit?

Click on the Buying Options tab the top left of this page and follow the directions.

If I buy one of your boat kits, what else will I need?

Chesapeake Light Craft kits contain all the parts and materials you need to build the boat. The kit includes pre-cut parts, hardware, epoxy, fiberglass, plans and instructions. Our standard kayak kits also have the seats, hatches, bulkheads, footbraces, and the deck-rigging. About the only thing kits don't include is the final finish: paint or varnish. Your boat's color scheme is entirely up to you.

You'll need a few ordinary tools, like a cordless drill, a decent 5-inch sander, and for most boats a wood plane. You'll need disposables such as sandpaper and paint brushes and mixing cups.

You need a workspace a couple of feet bigger all the way around than the boat you want to build, and you'll need to be able to maintain temperatures between about 55 degrees F and 95 degrees F during steps when epoxy is being applied or curing. Since a lot of boatbuilding gets done during winter, we've written up some tips on how to heat a cold space cheaply, easily, and safely.

How much does this boat weigh and how much can it carry?

The weight and payload of this boat, along with other statistics such length and beam, can be found under Specs in the Specifications section, which is just below the lead image seen at the top of this page.

Can you send me the plans digitally?

Sorry, but until digital rights management technology for marine architectural work catches up to that used for books and music, we are unable to transmit digital plans. Currently, only study plans and manuals can be sent digitally.

Can the Little Auk 10 ride on top of my car?

Yes. The Little Auk 10 kayak is so light it is easy to lift onto the roof of your car. We sell several roof rack options including one built just for kayaks made by Malone.

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