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Watch video on kayak and other small boat building as well as on-the-water small boat trips
Building the Petrel Sea Kayak Videos
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.
Refiberglassing my Petrel
My Petrel has been my primary boat for a long time. It has been through some serious abuse over the years.
OkoumeFest at Chesapeake Light Craft
Every year since 1998 Chesapeake Light Craft has been hosting a gathering of small boat builders. On Friday they have an open house at their shop with demonstrations and a cookout. On Saturday it is on a beach on Chesapeake Bay.
I'll be bringing some boats down and giving some sort of demonstration this year. Come visit, bring a boat if you've got one, or just test boats you may want to build.
Location: Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis, MD
May 13, 2011Installing Cheek Plates in the Kayak Cockpit
While many people mount these hip-braces or as I call them "cheek plates" so they extend from th
Feed-Through Kayak Deck Fittings
I've got mixed feelings about deck lines.
Carbon/Kevlar, Carbon Fiber and Glass on the Petrel Interior
You don't need to see more sanding, but that is what needs to happen before glassing the inside
