KAYAK DESIGNS & PLANS
(PLYWOOD & CEDAR STRIP)

We have 14 designs - 12 for plywood stitch & tape construction and 2 for Cedar strip planking. The Seawolf plywood design also has an option to be built with a length of 17'6".

ORDERING PLANS

For each design you can order either:

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17' Esk

For our On-Line Photo Manual of Stitch & Tape Ply Canoe Construction click on the picture below

The 2 photos left, are of an example by Robin Waistell of Albatross Boats.

ORDER THE DART 14 PLANS 

Both kayaks have built-in buoyancy chambers fore and aft and in both cases full size shapes are given on the plans for the bulkheads and deck beams. The decks are heavily rounded to give adequate room inside and to easily shed water and the hull panel shapes are easily transferred from the plans to the plywood sheets. The 16 footer will take around 35 hours and uses 3 sheets of ply to build and both canoes are very light and can be carried by one person.

ORDER THE DART 16 PLANS 

ORDER THE DART 22 PLANS

ORDER THE 16' SEAWOLF PLANS

EXTRA FOR THE 17'6" SEAWOLF PLANS

ORDER THE 17' SEALION PLANS

Like her bigger sister, the 12’ 6” Esk is a development of our Dart design. She has the swept up bow and flared out  forward sections to help her in choppy waters—and we have retained the knife edge to the rear sections to give her good directional stability.

She has water-tight compartments in both ends and space for water-tight stowage. Construction is for easy stitch and tape ply using 3-4 sheets of 4mm plywood.

ORDER THE 12'6" ESK PLANS

Example above by Robert Wagenvoort

ORDER THE 14'6" ESK PLANS

She has water-tight compartments in both ends and space for water-tight stowage. Construction is for easy stitch and tape ply using 4 sheets of 4mm plywood.

The example left is a slightly shortened version by Robin Waistell of Albatross Boats
www.albatrossboats.com

Left, an example by Jim Walsh.

ORDER THE 17'6" ESK PLANS

The Greenland 19 has a simple V bottomed single chine stitch and tape plywood hull designed to ride out rough water with ease and to have a good turn of speed. She has an optional daggerboard box to help in directional stability.

The deck is strip planked over temporary moulds. She has water– tight compartments fore and aft as well as plenty of storage space.

ORDER THE 19' GREENLAND KAYAK PLANS

This is a modern ‘sit-on’ type kayak where the cockpits are essentially open and sealed from the remainder of the kayak. The areas around the cockpits are used for both storage and buoyancy.

Construction uses 3 or 4mm plywood throughout and the stitch and tape process for the hull. The marked tumblehome in the topsides gives maximum stability for the crew and allows water coming over the deck to shed easily.

The drawings give the position for an alternative single cockpit version and for a simple rudder system.

ORDER THE SITON 17 KAYAK PLANS

The Cree 14 is essentially a strip planked version of the Esk 14. The mould shapes are given full-size and details are given for a simple building jig. 6mm thick Western red Cedar is used for the strip planking although other woods may be used.

Normally the hull and deck would be sheathed in 6oz. (210gm) woven roving in epoxy resin.

ORDER THE CREE 14 KAYAK PLANS

 The Ocean Crossing Kayak is the first stage in an experimental project - some ocean going kayaks are quite large with volume to carry extensive stores and are made from exotic materials to keep weight down - some have 'castles' at bow and stern so that they are self-righting. With this design I have kept weight and size down to make it a more viable build for the backyard un-sponsored long distance kayaker - a first step into this type of canoeing which would help you to answer questions on how/where you would sleep, what stores to take etc - so she is a test bed to help prepare for long distances.

 Construction is simple and lightweight stitch and tape plywood, she has storage areas fore and aft with built-in floatation at the ends and each side of the cockpit. She has a 'castle' behind the paddler which is accessed through a water-tight hatch - this along with optional floatation tubes above the paddler offer self-righting capabilities but ultimately how big the tubes ate need to be will come down to experimentation with how much in the way of gear and stores is carried. She can be built as a large kayak for long distance cruising without these floatation areas. Ballast can be carried if required.

 The drawings give details for the batwing rig, offset pivoting board and rudder but again these are optional.

ORDER THE 18' 6" OCEAN KAYAK PLANS

SEPARATE FLOAT, SAIL & LEEBOARD PLANS COST 

Note- we can supply the plans for the Waterman 12 float, rudder and leeboard details together with the plans for the Ranger canoe  at a cost of £15 (UK/EU)
(P&P - UK £2; EU £5: USA £10; Elsewhere £7)

(Approx. 18 Euros/$20 USD)

Post & Packing Charges when Ordering Printed Kayak Plans

The postal charges on individual items are:

All posted items are usually sent by Royal Mail International Tracked Service.

The Post and Packing charges for orders which include more than one item are combined to give a lower P&P charge than if the items are charged separately.

Note - if you wish to order both Printed and PDF (emailed) items, these orders are handled separately on different secure payment systems.