building wooden kayak costs?
My son wants a touring/fla****er kayak and can't afford to buy one. I
have a woodworking shop and offered to help him build one over the winter, but his budget is only around $300. Chesapeake Light Craft's kits are +/- $600 for stitch 'n glue. I was hoping a strip boat would be cheaper, but I bought two books with instructions, and they claim costs of $500 - $1000. Does anyone have thoughts on minimum costs to build a kayak, and whether a strip boat or a stitch 'n glue would be cheaper? Thanks! Sue There's lots of information on building your own kayaks and canoes here as well: http://home.clara.net/gmatkin/design.htm A very simple design you could try is this one: http://www.alaska.net/~fritzf/Boats/...cky_Lassie.htm Judging from the description it should be fairly cheap and easy to build. In case you really like to have a closed boat you can always add a deck etc. HTH, Michiel |
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