The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP)

I was very seriously considering building a wooden sea kayak.I reckon this book told me everything I'd need to know to go ahead and do it .............It also gave me a real appreciation of just how much work I'd need to commit.Which is why I now own a GRP Sea Kayak.My GRP Sea Kayak is heavier and less beautiful. BUT its available now and I won't have the same dread of scraping or damaging it.What I'm saying boils down to this - If you want a gorgeous boat and love major handcrafting projects this book will be inspiration and informative..... But.... If you just want to get Kayaking there are *much* simpler and quicker ways.

Great book tells you everything you need to know to build a strip built kayak.

An excellent guide to building your own strip-built Sea Kayak the author takes you through the process a step at a time.The book is very thorough but does have a couple of ommisions in the plans that have been rectified on the author's website.There is a great chapter on the artistic patterns that can be put on the decks of the boats turning them into works of art as well as functional craft.

An enjoyable introduction to building strip planked boats. Common sense guidance even for those who have built with other techniques.

A lovely read my even make one myself my dad had a Klepper and regularly took it on board a train in a rucksack