In 2010 I started making a strip-built Petrel sea kayak using cedar strips, fiberglass and Carbon-Kevlar Cloth. I documented much of the process on video and below are the short videos I produced showing many of the building techniques incorporated. The above video provides a quick overview, follow the links below for more detailed looks at the individual steps.
- Milling Cedar Strips for a Bookmatched Petrel
- Making Forms for a Wood Strip Kayak
- Assembling Forms to Make Strip-Planked Wooden Sea Kayak
- Installing the Sheer Strips
- Installing Cheater Strips
- Stripping past the Chine
- Installing the Keel Strips
- Stripping up the Bottom
- Fitting the Closing Strip
- Starting The Deck
- Stripping across a Feature Line
- Repairing a Split Strip
- Continuing to Strip up the Deck
- Installing the Coaming Recess
- Fairing and Sanding the Petrel
- Staining Video
- Putting an Accent Strip on a Stained Hull
- Fiberglassing the Petrel Deck and Hull
- Applying Fill Coats - Light and Heavy
- Carbon/Kevlar, Carbon Fiber and Glass on the Petrel Interior
- Overview of Making the Cockpit Coaming
- Feed-Through Kayak Deck Fittings
- Installing Cheek Plates in the Kayak Cockpit