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Building a Skin-on-frame kayak
Follows the construction of a skin on frame kayak. It's simple enough to do with hand tools, although a table saw makes ripping the stringers a lot easier. Stringers (long pieces are made from clear pine. Frames are cut from exterior grade plywood. Skin is vinyl-coated polyester. Total cost - about $300 Total hours - about 150. Weight is 44 lb.

I'm planning to add a coaming to the open cockpit so I can use a spray skirt.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Goldenrod! I rarely name my projects but this seems appropriate.
Inserting PVC pipe in bow for bowline
Finished hull.
Hull skin on. Ready to apply decking
Trimming and overlapping folds to smooth out.
Hull trimmed and stapled- stem being folded and glued. Takes a lot of hand-fitting here.
Detail of bow being glued Note deck beam in place
 

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