This 16' x 21" [4.9m x 53cm] Stitch and Glue plywood kayak is adapted to comfort and responsiveness in active water. The nearly plumb bow and stern provide a long waterline in a compact package, allowing a good turn of speed in manageable size. Steady and assuring stability provide comfortable navigation through turbulent conditions. A roomy cockpit accomodates larger paddlers and frees up your lower body for efficient, powerful forward strokes. Lots of rocker creates agile maneuverability. The transitional chine — Double forward and Single in back — enables precise edging control for carving turns. Ample capacity to carry gear makes the Petrel Sport a great boat for multiday trips, while still being a lot of fun for day paddles. This design can be built with flush wooden hatches or the watertight rubber hatches typical of production sea kayak designs. Drawings for either option are included.
The plans include details on the dimensions, construction techniques, and optional features of the kayak. Including information on the design, materials, and assembly of the kayak, as well as templates for cutting holes for hatches and the cockpit. It also includes instructions for building the coaming and installing the recessed hatches. Additionally, it provides detailed steps and measurements for installing both recessed "VCP" style and flush wood hatches on a kayak, including cutting holes in the deck, fitting rings, applying fiberglass, installing gaskets, gluing the rings in place, reinforcing the hatch cover edge, and sanding and cleaning up the surfaces. It also includes patterns for installing bulkheads.
Included in the Plans:
- Twelve 24" x 36" [61cm x 91cm] Drawing Pages Plus two 24" x 156" including: An overall drawing, a full size "stacked" form drawing showing all the forms and then all the forms drawn individually and at full size, Patterns for both recessed and flush hatches, Bulkhead patterns, and extensive annotation to guide you through building this sea kayak plan.
- Building the Petrel Manual: This instruction manual breaks down the steps of building a Stitch and Glue kayak in the Petrel Family of designs.
- $149.00
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