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Building the Petrel Sea Kayak Videos

By Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 08/17/2019 - 16:13

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

Book traversal links for Building the Petrel Sea Kayak Videos

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  • Project Overview
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      • Making the Petrel Play - a Cedar Strip Kayak
      • Building the Petrel Sea Kayak Videos
        • 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
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