Kayak Plans ?

[Maximuss]

Hey,

My uncle is talking about building a kayak and asked me if i know anywhere to find some good plans and that's not to expensive to build.
He have been carpenter the last 40 years and have build several small boats and boat to hunt from so he is not complete noob to this

Any suggestion ?


Bjarne

[b.o.a.t.]

"Kayak" covers everything from a 1.8M long Play Boat to a 2-seat ocean
touring boat to a racing boat to a white-water slalom boat.
And an awful lot of options & compromises in between.

Can you be more specific?

cheers
AJ

[Maximuss]

"Kayak" covers everything from a 1.8M long Play Boat to a 2-seat ocean
touring boat to a racing boat to a white-water slalom boat.
And an awful lot of options & compromises in between.

Can you be more specific?

cheers
AJ

Not much
I only know that it will be used in shallow water in a rather big bay, same place as where im sailing.

Link:
Google Maps


Regards

Bjarne

[keyhavenpotter]

Lots to choose from here

Guillemot Kayaks | High Performance Wooden Small Boats - Build Your Own or Custom Built

and here

Boat Plans: 60+ Beautiful Designs to Build from Plans - Kayak Plans, Canoe Plans, Sailboat Plans, Rowboat Plans, and Paddleboard Plans!

wood duck might suit



Brian

[Maximuss]

It was if some of you had some personal experience with kayaks, then your experience would be nice

Bjarne

[Rick_Tatum]

Do you have a preferred method of construction? There are tons of ply designs, most pretty darn simple to build. If you want a capable sea kayak that can be readily tailored to fit the paddler both in size and experience, you might consider a traditionally built skin on frame kayak. They build fast, are pretty inexpensive, very capable and can be very light weight. I've built a few of them, they are really nice boats.

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

[keyhavenpotter]

Tom Yost has a great site about skin on frame kayaks. Very low cost, quick build and free plans.

Yostwerks Kayak Building Manuals - Homebuilt kayaks by Thomas Yost



Brian

[Maximuss]

My uncle is not interested in kayaks with skin, they most be with either plywood or planks.


Bjarne

[Rick_Tatum]

My uncle is not interested in kayaks with skin, they most be with either plywood or planks.


Bjarne

I don't know of any "plank" kayak design, unless you consider cedar strip/ 'glass composite construction to be plank. SOF boats are alot tougher than you might think. The completed boat in the pictures I posted is covered in 10 0z. ballistic nylon, and coated with a PU varnish to seal. I've bounced it off barnacle encrusted rocks in heavy surf, with the only damage being scuffed finish. It will take blows that would probably hole a lightweight 'glass/plywood boat. That boat is 18' 6" long, with a 20" beam. It weighs in at a whopping 31 lbs. and I used some heavy old pine for the gunwales because I had it on hand. Any ply kayak built that light will be more fragile than this boat.

[Rick_Tatum]

To note, my kayak frames have all been pegged and lashed...no metal fasteners or glue anywhere in the hull. This makes more a resilient boat that "rolls with the punches" instead of trying to withstand them via brute force. Material cost for this boat was perhaps $250.00, with about 35-40 hours of labor. I built it 6 years ago, and have used it hard, and it is still going strong.

[b.o.a.t.]

G'day Bjarne
Does your Uncle plan on doing long day-paddles? Good weather only? or bad weather too?
Does he want to 'play' in surf? or just get from A to B safe & dry?
Does he want good manoeverability? or straight-line tracking?
How heavy is he? How long legs & size of his feet?
How good is his balance?

Because kayaks are so small, these things make a huge difference to whether the
boat "fits" the user. And whether he should look at (for examples) a Michelak "Toto", a
Pygmy "Osprey 13", a CLC Boats "Pax 20" or a JEM "Laker 13". Or something
in between these extremes.

Pygmy Boats Inc has much info on selecting a boat to suit style of use, but they
mostly do kits only. heavily oriented to touring.
www.clcboats.com has many different plans as well.
JEM Watercraft has a variety of simple plans & styles.

hope this helps
cheers
AJ

[robhosailor]

I have plans of very simple to build kayak P17 designed by well known Polish designer Mieczyslaw Plucinski - two spruce side's boards, 3 frames, 4 mm ply for bottom and deck, oak stem and stern posts... Plans? Two sheets of paper...

[Rick_Tatum]

I have plans of very simple to build kayak P17 designed by well known Polish designer Mieczyslaw Plucinski - two spruce side's boards, 3 frames, 4 mm ply for bottom and deck, oak stem and stern posts... Plans? Two sheets of paper...

Gotta love their paddling attire!

[robhosailor]

Hehe ... Two gentlemen with white shirts and ties


...and scan from book

[Maximuss]

G'day Bjarne
Does your Uncle plan on doing long day-paddles? Good weather only? or bad weather too?
Does he want to 'play' in surf? or just get from A to B safe & dry?
Does he want good manoeverability? or straight-line tracking?
How heavy is he? How long legs & size of his feet?
How good is his balance?

Because kayaks are so small, these things make a huge difference to whether the
boat "fits" the user. And whether he should look at (for examples) a Michelak "Toto", a
Pygmy "Osprey 13", a CLC Boats "Pax 20" or a JEM "Laker 13". Or something
in between these extremes.

Pygmy Boats Inc has much info on selecting a boat to suit style of use, but they
mostly do kits only. heavily oriented to touring.
www.clcboats.com has many different plans as well.
JEM Watercraft has a variety of simple plans & styles.

hope this helps
cheers
AJ

Hey AJ

I have the anwer on some of the question.

Good weather only and not long-days paddles, just a couple of hours.
And just get from a-to-b and back, safe and dry
I know he prefer stability over all, he hate swimming
He is about 130kg, leg and feet i really dont know
But ill guess on normal size foot.
One benefit is that he will have a low centre of gravity

Bjarne