Three Ways to Build a CLC Boat: Whether you are a professional who has built a hundred boats, or a trembling beginner without a C-clamp to your name, or someone in between, we've got a boatbuilding project for YOU.
Build From a Kit We've shipped more than 30,000 of our meticulously prepared wooden boat kits to every state and more than 70 countries around the world. With comprehensive instruction manuals and everything you need right there in the box, this is how most people build a boat in their garage. Or in their basement, carport, living room, or dormitory. Or even on the deck of a yacht halfway across the Atlantic. (This actually happened.) Tech support is free and unlimited. Our job at CLC is to make sure your kit goes together and that you make it to launch day.
LapstitchTM Chester Yawl Kit
Stitch-&-Glue Wood Duck Kayak Kit
Build From Plans Want to build it from scratch? Detailed plans and instructions have been a priority at CLC since 1991. Our plans have been featured in magazines from Popular Mechanics to WoodenBoat Magazine and a score of others. They keep getting better every single year. We've got a little bit of everything, from plans suitable to first-timers, on up to big projects for people who know their way around a scale-rule. Nearly all of our plan sets feature instruction manuals with step-by-step photos, and most plans provide full-sized patterns for every part in the boat. And just as with our kits, tech support is free. Just call or email.
Build-Your-Own Annapolis Wherry Class with Instructor Geoff Kerr
Build Your Boat in a Class Since 1994 we've led more build-your-own-boat classes than any company on the planet. Hundreds of classes, thousands of delighted students. Most classes are a week in length, and you take your own boat home at the end! Instructors aren't just professional boatbuilders; they're professional teachers. With an average class size of seven or eight students, you'll get all the individual attention you want, and we won't let you leave with a crummy boat. Most students tell us: "We could have just built one of your kits at home. But we knew that taking a week off for a class would guarantee that the thing gets built, and built right." It's great fun.
Located in Annapolis, Maryland since 1995, CLC's shops, showroom, and boatbuilding classroom spread over some 10,000 square feet. All of our boat kits and plans are made here in Annapolis. Come and visit us!
CLC's Annapolis Showroom
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Introduction Visit Our Huge Website We wish we could fit everything into this catalog. We really do. But with a hundredand-fifteen boat designs in our stable, each available with a vast array of options, consider this glossy book just a tasty boatbuilding sampler. Then log into clcboats.com to see all of our designs, all of the data, all of the current pricing, galleries with thousands of photos, hundreds of pages of boatbuilding tips, and hours of video.
The Builders Forum The Builders Forum is the most popular destination on our website. Share tips and connect with builders who are working on the same boat!
clcboats.com is where you should go to study and compare all of our designs, learn about new boats and gear, and find out about nearby shows, demos, and boatbuilding classes.
Videos - We've got Videos! Step-by-step boatbuilding tutorials, master classes, and on-water clips of our boats in use. And it's all free. Hours and hours and hours of it.
Facebook and Instagram are cool. Even boatbuilders are hip to the social media thing. Our busy Facebook and Instagram pages feature your projects and news from our own shop.
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Introduction How To Reach Us
How We Ship Boat Kits
We work really hard to be responsive and easy to reach.
Boat kits and oars and plywood and things are bulky! The packaging varies from one boat to the next, but most comprise one or two large cartons the shape and size of an eight-foottall door, accompanied by one or two smaller boxes with your epoxy kit and peripherals. The largest carton is rarely more than 60 pounds. We use a freight company for kit shipping. In most cases, a UPS-sized step-truck will pull up to your house to unload the boxes. We will email a tracking number so you can follow the progress of your kit in transit.
You can call us at 410-267-0137 from 9am to 5pm, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays. You can fax us anytime at 410-267-5689.
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We have a huge store and showroom, too! Love to see you
here in Annapolis if you can make it. At the store you can order and pick up boat kits and accessories, talk to staff, and tour the boatbuilding shops.
Ordering
On the website you’ll find tools that allow you calculate kit shipping prices with your zip code, and more information about how we ship. Unlike Amazon, which mainly ships small things, we have to grapple with big, awkward things! Less bulky accessories ship via UPS, and ship free if they total over $350. Accessories will be shipped separately from your kit packages, so a boat kit and accessories may arrive at your home in several waves.
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Wood Duck
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or years the kayak arms race was about long, narrow, tippy kayaks. Comparison to the spear-like aboriginal West Greenland hunting kayaks was a sort of purity test, and we have lots of those if you need to flee a charging walrus or win a sprint race. But the Wood Ducks represent the kind of paddling most of us do: pottering down the creek, tackle box or camera in our lap, fishing or birding as the spirit moves us. The softening of the classical Inuit kayak's hard edges into a more wellrounded, everyday sort of kayak is fraught with compromise. Will the result be tubby and boring? Not in the hands of longtime CLC designer Eric Schade. The Wood Ducks offer brisk, responsive handling with a sharp, compact design that is easy to transport.
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Choose from four singles and a tandem. The kids revel in the 8-foot Wood Duckling, while plus-sized paddlers are well matched to the super-high-capacity Wood Duck 14. The Wood Duck 12 fits just about everybody from 80 to 250 pounds, probably the closest thing to an all-things-to-everybody kayak in this corner of the universe. These are easy kayaks to build. Wood Ducks are a perennial favorite in our one-week build-your-own classes, in which basic assembly is complete in about 45 hours, ready for sanding, coats of varnish, and outfitting.
Wood Duck 10 (left) & Wood Duck 12 (right), Chesapeake Bay, MD
Wood Duckling: 8' x 24", 22lbs, 35-100 lb paddler
Wood Duck 10: 10' x 30", 36lbs, 60-200 lb paddler
Wood Duck 14: 13' 9' x 30", 52lbs, 200-350 lb paddler
Wood Duck 12: 12' x 30", 40lbs, 80-250 lb paddler
Wood Duck Double: 14' x 30", 60lbs, 200-400 lbs combined
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Wood Duck Hybrid Complete Hybrid Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, bead-and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors, deck forms, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, rear flush hatch, and deck rigging (bungies & hold-downs). All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 100 hours visit clcboats.com/woodduckhybrid
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ake the cheerful Wood Duck design and swap the standard sapele plywood deck for narrow strips of wood, and you have the Wood Duck Hybrid. It's a hybrid of plywood stitch-andglue construction and the slightly more demanding strip-planking method. The upshot is an extra grace-note of beauty. Best of all, the deck design is up to you. Artful sweeps of light and dark strips, herringbone patterns, understated pinstripes: your choices are limited only by your imagination.
Wood Duck 14 hybrid (not shown): 13' 9' x 30", 52lbs, 200-350 lb paddler Wood Duck Double Hybrid (not shown): 14' x 30", 60lbs, 200-400 lbs combined
12 Hybrid: Lou & Donna Farhood, Linden, MI
A hybrid of plywood and strip-planked construction is a great stepping stone to more complex boatbuilding projects. The hull goes together in hours. Computer-cut molds are placed in the hull, and the strip-planked deck is assembled atop the molds. The strips provided in the kit are machined with a "bead and cove" feature, allowing you to cut and fit strips to the desired pattern rather like laying a tongue-and-groove floor. The assembly manual holds your hand through a simple strip deck design; wood butchers with more skill might escalate.
Wood Duck 10 Hybrid: 10' x30", 36 lbs, 60-200 lb paddler
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Wood Duck 12 Hybrid: 12' x 30", 40 lbs, 80-250 lb paddler
12 Hybrid: John Archard, St.Petersburg, FL
No performance is sacrificed in opting for a hybrid deck. Hybrid and standard Wood Ducks weigh the same, are equally durable, and offer the same lovely handling on the water.
Wood Duck Hybrid
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Shearwater
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Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume and sapele parts, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, bulkheads, front and rear flush hatches, and deck rigging (bungies & hold-downs). All kits include complete instructions.
or me, 2005 is an interesting deflection point in sea kayak design. The almost hysterical growth of the sport had eased. Whereas in the 1990's kayak outfits like CLC had marched out traditional sea kayaks as quickly as we could draw them, by 2005 just about everything had been tried, for good or ill. Now there was less new design and more contemplative refinement. The Shearwater kayaks and their derivatives are a case in point. Nothing new by 2005 standards, but finely polished descendants of a thousand homebuilt kayaks, incorporating every evolutionary good idea designer Eric Schade had compiled and quite a few of our own.
ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80 hours
Tests of the first Shearwater 17 were a delight to all. The 17 was fast without being skittish, tracked strongly without being hard to turn, and had a cockpit that fit like a Recaro racing seat: supportive enough for aggressive handling, comfortable enough for long days. Eric had nailed it, and the 17's design was never modified. I recall the thrill of pushing the Shearwater harder and harder in surfing conditions, yet the stern wouldn't break loose and dump me in a nasty broach. It was challenging, fun, and inspired great confidence.
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Available in a variety of sizes, Shearwaters are for athletic paddlers who might do anything from light touring to playing in waves. They run a little small, that much less to lug around or spin on a wave crest.
17: Gene Tehansky, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior, WI
Shearwater 14: 14' 6" x 23", 39 lbs, 100-150 lb paddler
Shearwater 16: 16' 2" x 23", 42 lbs, 120-190 lb paddler
Shearwater 17: 17' x 22", 44 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
Shearwater Double: 18' 6" x 27", 68 lbs, 300-500 lbs combined
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Shearwater Hybrid
17Hybrid: Lewis Blakely
Complete Hybrid Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume, bead-and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors, deck forms, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, bulkheads, front and rear flush hatches, and deck rigging (bungies & hold-downs). All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 120 hours visit clcboats.com/shearwaterhybrid
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ust as the Wood Duck Hybrids substitute strip-planked decks for plywood, Hybrid Shearwaters give builders with a little woodworking behind them the opportunity to augment and personalize their boats. Since the plywood hull and the CNC-cut temporary forms serve as the mold for the deck, many hours are saved compared to building a strip-planked kayak.
Since you'll be cutting and fitting the strip-planking, some familiarity with edge tools is assumed. The Shearwater Hybrid assembly manual, however, assumes nothing; it is as complete and detailed a guide to this style of construction as has ever been set to paper. The Shearwater 14 is best for kids and small-statured adults. The Shearwater 16 is great for folks around 150lbs, while the Shearwater 17 will take paddlers of average build up to 220lbs.
Shearwater 16 Hybrid: 16' 2" x 23", 42 lbs, 120-190 lb paddler
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Shearwater 14 Hybrid: 14' 6" x 23", 39 lbs, 100-150 lb paddler
Shearwater 16 Hybrid, Dan Barsness, Minneapolis, MN
Shearwater 17 Hybrid: 17' x 22", 44 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
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Shearwater Sport/Hybrid/Sectional
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hich kayak for you? Will it be something sleek and edgy and challenging to paddle, or a beamy and benign day-cruiser? A cargo-hauler or a sprinter? Some paddlers have fleets of kayaks to suit all occasions. The rest of us should take a long look at the Shearwater Sport. Eric Schade has threaded the needle in designing a kayak that is a jack of all trades. Master of most. There's enough beam and stability to be welcoming to beginners. Helmeted experts showing off for the cameras enjoy the Shearwater Sport's agility in the surf. There's enough speed to keep up with any gaggle of touring kayaks. The 14'6" length is more consonant with limited storage (and construction) spaces. Rugged scantlings and voluminous storage make this an ideal back-country expedition machine.
Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume and sapele parts, bead-and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors (hybrid option), deck forms (hybrid option), epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, bulkheads, front and rear flush hatches, and deck rigging (bungies & hold-downs). All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80-120 hours visit clcboats.com/shearwatersport
Builders ready to sharpen planes and unsheathe their pull-saws can opt for the Shearwater Sport Hybrid, with a strip-planked deck. A most interesting option is the Sectional, which unbolts at watertight bulkheads for transport inside a small hatchback car and for storage in an apartment, garage, or garden shed. If anything sturdier than the standard Shearwater Sport, with the same cockpit and storage, the Sectional opens up delightful possibilities for small-footprint adventuring.
Shearwater Sport Hybrid (not shown): 14' 6" x 25", 45 lbs, 100-240 lb paddler
Sectional Shearwater Sport: 14' 6" x 25", 48 lbs, 100-240 lb paddler
Separate the parts
Stow for transport
Shearwater Sport
Unfasten bolts
Shearwater Sport: 14' 6" x 25", 45 lbs, 100-240 lb paddler
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Chesapeake Series
Chesapeake Series Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut BS1088 okoume parts, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, bulkheads, front and rear hatches, and complete deck rigging (bungies & hold-downs). All Chesapeake kits include step-by-step instructions and a 60-minute DVD.
17s: Catherine, Guay
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he Chesapeake series, which includes six singles, two tandems, and a triple, has spent more than two decades earning a reputation as highly capable wilderness cruisers. In skilled hands the Chesapeakes cope easily with ugly combinations of wind and wave and inhospitable shorelines. For beginners they are easy-going, comfortable, and startlingly fast.
16LT : Joan Olaria, Delta Ebre, Spain
Chesapeake 17: Jason Dique
Chesapeakes have won their class in the Everglades Challenge, and are a go-to choice for serious expeditions. Photos show them above the Arctic Circle, traversing the Sea of Cortez, and in fleets of a dozen on overnight paddling tours. Trips of 2500 miles or more are recorded. The genial combination of handling, speed, capacity, comfort, and ease of construction explains why Sea Kayaker Magazine gave the Chesapeake 17 the readers' choice award for "Best Kayak Kit."
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Chesapeake Series The Chesapeakes run large. Back when I was 6'1" and 145lbs the Chesapeake 16LT was my favorite, swift and easy to control in choppy water. (Middle-age spread has me more comfortable in the Chesapeake 17LT these days.) The 14 is perfect for kids or small adults. The Chesapeake 17 and 18 are cargo-haulers, best for people over 200lbs or very large camping loads or both.
Chesapeake Kayaks: Chris Jacobson
The Chesapeake Double and Triple share a hull, with different deck layouts. In spite of their volume and enormous payloads, the low wetted surface of the Double and Triple have resulted in numerous race victories, often embarrassing more pretentious multi-cockpit designs. For full-on sprinting or adventure racing, there is the 22-foot by 22-inch Chesapeake Sport Tandem, a kayak for athletes. Construction of the Chesapeake-series kayaks is state-of-the-art for about 1986. This isn't meant as a slight. Whether building from a kit or plans, the assembly is simple, forgiving, strong, and light. Part of the Chesapeake's appeal after all these years of evolution in stitchand-glue kayak design is that anyone who can read a set of plans can easily lengthen, lower, raise, or extend the hull or modify the deck. Some of our newer kayaks are easier to build, but their intricate slot together designs don't allow easy customization.
Chesapeake 14: 14' x 21", 36 lbs, 60-135 lb paddler
Chesapeake 17LT: 15' 8" x 23", 42 lbs, 120-180 lb paddler
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Chesapeake 16LT: 15' 6" x 23", 42 lbs, 100-160 lb paddler
Chesapeake 17: 17' x 24", 45 lbs, 180-250 lb paddler
Chesapeake 18: 18' x 24", 48 lbs, 210-270 lb paddler
Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut BS1088 okoume parts, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, bulkheads, front and rear hatches, and complete deck rigging (bungies & hold-downs). All Chesapeake kits include step-by-step instructions and a 60-minute DVD. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80 hours visit clcboats.com/chesapeake
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Epoxy application to the interior of a Chesapeake kayak
16LT: Reade Johnson, Victoria, BC
Chesapeake Series
Sport Tandem: 21' 8" x 22", 65 lbs, 250-400 lbs combined
Chesapeake Double: 21' x 30", 65 lbs, 300-600 lbs combined
Chesapeake Triple: 21' x 30", 68 lbs, 300-600 lbs combined
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Petrel/Petrel Play SG Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, bulkheads, recessed hatches, Sea-Lect (rubber) hatch covers, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, complete deck rigging (bungies and hold-downs), and parts and hardware for a retractable skeg (Petrel SG only). All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80-100 hours visit clcboats.com/petrelsg visit clcboats.com/petrelplay
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ritical acclaim and widespread popularity of the gymnastic Petrel design led to calls for a much easier-to-build plywood version, featuring Nick Schade's instantly-recognizable sense of line and proportion. While faster and simpler to build than the original stripper, this is still a stitch-and-glue kayak with a fairly high parts-count, requiring a little more experience and patience to assemble. The Petrel SG is unique among stitch-andglue kayak designs in combining a multichined forward section, for buoyancy in waves, with a hard-chined aft section for tracking, stability, and carving turns. Such treats as recessed airtight hatches, a recessed cockpit, and a retractable skeg (Petrel SG only) are standard in the kits.
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Petrel Play SG: 14' x 23", 40 lbs, 100-220 lb paddler
Petrel SG: 17' x 20", 40 lbs, 120-200 lb paddler
Night Heron SG/Hybrid Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume, bead-andcove cedar strips in an array of colors (hybrid option), deck forms (hybrid option), epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, kayak "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, front and rear flush hatches, and deck rigging (bungies & hold-downs). All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 100-150 hours visit clcboats.com/nightheronsg
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f you're looking for the performance of the Night Heron designs in a straightforward build-it-yourself kit, Nick has created stitch-and-glue versions that give up nothing in the looks department. Featuring enthusiastic flourishes of curve and line, the Night Heron SG is a head-turner on the water and in the parking lot. If you're after something in between, a hybrid version with a plywood hull and strip-planked deck can be built in perhaps half the time of the all-strip design. High-deck versions allow these to be enjoyed by paddlers with long legs.
Night Heron SG: 18' x 20", 41 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
Night Heron Hybrid High-Deck: 18' x 20", 40 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
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Strip-Planked Kits Include The Strip-Built Sea Kayak (book), line drawings, computer-cut forms and strongback, hatch blanks, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, precision-milled bead-and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors, foam "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, and hardware. visit clcboats.com/guillemot
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he ordinary progression of the kayak builder is to start with relatively simple plywood designs, then move on to more elaborate strip-planked shapes. Hull planking comprised of narrow, flexible wooden strips allows freeform shapes without compromise in looks or performance. This niche, of the high-performance strip-planked sea kayak, has been the domain of Nick Schade's Guillemot Kayaks for almost thirty years. A singularly talented paddler, designer, and builder, Nick has brought the strip-planked kayak to such a pitch of refinement that one of his boats hangs in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Not content to win beauty contests, he wrings every drop of performance from his designs through exhaustive on-water testing. The descendants of this long and careful evolution are on these pages, ready to be built at home from kits or plans. We've corralled Nick's current designs into three marques: the Auks, the Guillemots, and the Night Herons.
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Schoodic Sea Kayaking Retreat, Winter Harbor, ME: photo credit to Lynda Shenkman/Oxygehousephoto.com
Guillemot Collection
Strip-Planked Construction A strip-planked kayak is a more involved project than a stitch-and-glue design, but a CLC kit makes it a rewarding process. Strip kits are comprised of computer-cut molds, a strongback, precision-milled bead-and-cove wood strips, and everything else you’ll need except for varnish and a paddle. Many builders start with complete kits. Others will just order our mold kits (see our website for pricing), choosing to mill their own strips and track down other supplies. And of course, many will start from plans as scratch-builders. Working from a kit, you’ll assemble Strip-Planked Kayak Kit the mold and strongback right out of the box, then staple (or clamp) cedar strips to the molds. The bead-andcove feature of the strips means that each strip interlocks with the next, so you’ll build up your design on the molds somewhat like laying bricks. Assemble the strongback Ordinary wood glue holds the strips together in the early stages.
Bond with glue
Fasten strips with staples
Sketch out your own patterns of contrasting strips (we send you light, medium, and dark wood in whatever proportions you request), or work off one of many patterns suggested in Nick’s books. You are limited only by chops, patience, and creativity. Are strip-planked kayaks a good first boatbuilding project? If you have some background in woodworking, yes. Newbies to wood shavings might want to try a stitch-and-glue kayak first. A fiberglass skin on the inside and outside makes the structure rigid, followed by coats of varnish for gloss and durability.
Strongback & Forms Assembled
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Guillemot Kayak's owner, Nick Schade
Nick's approach to craftsmanship is documented in his two best-selling books, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak and Building StripPlanked Boats. (One or the other is included with kits, depending on the model.) Whether you keep it simple or set free your imagination with exotic strip patterns, any of these kayaks will attain heirloom status once complete.
High-Deck Night Heron: 18' x 20", 40 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
Greenland Night Heron: 18' x 20", 39 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
Petrel: 17'x 20", 40 lbs, 120-200 lb paddler
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The Auks are the easiest of the Guillemot Collection to build, and most are aimed at recreational paddling. The 10-, 11-, and 14-foot versions are excellent analogs to our Wood Duck kayaks, while 17-, 18-, and 21-foot models appeal to cruisers. The Guillemot series includes many of Nick's popular sea-touring kayaks, in a variety of shapes and sizes to fit paddlers of every description. The original 17-foot Guillemot is probably one of the most-constructed stripplanked kayaks of all time.
The Night Herons are a more recent development and are intended for athletic paddling, playing in waves, or light, fast touring. Broad interpretations of the West Greenland kayaks of antiquity, these designs will reward careful builders and energetic paddlers. The lithe and slippery Petrel is especially notable for its acrobatic ability and is the go-to kayak for many serious "narrow boat" paddlers. A thoughtfully detuned version, the Petrel Play, retains the longer boat's charms but is more accessible to new paddlers.
Petrel Play: 14' x 23", 31 lbs, 100-220 lb paddler
Fast Double: 25' 6" x 21", 58 lbs, 200-400 lbs combined
Night Heron: 18' x 20", 40 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
Auk 11's: Jeffery French, Chittenden Reservoir, VT
Petrel: Paul Leverich
Night Heron High-Deck: Port Townsend, WA
If you're looking for more of a challenge either in the boatshop or on the water, a strip-planked kayak is a worthy and rewarding project. CNC-cut molds, precision-machined bead-and-cove strips in your choice of colors, and unlimited tech support guarantee success for patient woodworkers.
10' Little Auk: 10' x 28", 30 lbs, 110-190 lb paddler
11' Little Auk: 11' x 28", 31 lbs, 120-200 lb paddler
14' Little Auk: 14' x 24", 35 lbs, 120-200 lb paddler
Petrel
Great Auk: 17' x 24", 41 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
Great Auk Double: 21' x 26", 56 lbs, 200-400 lbs combined
High Capacity Great Auk: 18' x 30", 55 lbs, 300-400 lb paddler
Razor Billed Auk: 19' x 20", 45 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
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Guillemot: 17' x 21", 41 lbs, 150-220 lb paddler
Guillemot S: 16' x 20", 40 lbs, 100-175 lb paddler
Guillemot L: 18' x 23", 40 lbs, 190-275 lb paddler
Guillemot Double: 20' x 28", 60 lbs, 200-500 lbs combined
Guillemot Play: 16' 5" x 22", 38 lbs, 110-190 lb paddler
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Petrel: Dennis Pitz
Expedition Single: 19' x 21", 42 lbs, 150-250 lb paddler
microBootlegger Strip-Planked Kits Include The Strip-Built Sea Kayak (book), line drawings, computer-cut forms and strongback, hatch blanks, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, precision-milled bead-and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors, seats, Keepers footbraces, and hardware. visit clcboats.com/microbootlegger
B Solo microBootlegger
aby Bootlegger was a race-winning wooden powerboat of the 1920's designed by George Crouch. The design is so iconic and beautiful that to this day it's a touchstone for the fusion of sculpture and naval architecture.
microBootlegger Sport (not shown): 14' x 26", 33 lbs, 175-200 lb paddler
Solo microBootlegger: 14' x 26", 33 lbs, 175-200 lb paddler
Riffing on Baby Bootlegger's unforgettable retroussĂŠ stern and rounded decks, Nick Schade designed the microBootlegger as a curv aceous decked canoe. Whereas the priceless original racer now resides in a million-dollar boathouse, you can build your own kinetic sculpture for a couple grand. The popularity of the tandem microBootlegger led, logically enough, to the Solo microBootlegger for single paddlers. The microBootleggers are amazingly shapely, so they might not be your first dance with the strip-planking process. Builders with a cabinetry background or a simpler kayak or two behind them will find assembly straightforward.
Tandem microBootlegger: 17' 6" x 27", 42 lbs, 175-330 lbs combined
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Stitch & Glue Kayaks Kayak Model
Dimensions
Hull Specs
Knee Height
Cockpit Size
Paddler Weight
Max Shoe Size (Mens)
Max Payload
Wood Duckling
8' x 24"
22 lbs
11"
30" x 20"
35-100 lbs
8
100 lbs
Wood Duck/Hybrid 10
10' x 30"
36 lbs
13-1/2"
38" x 20"
60-200 lbs
13
250 lbs
Wood Duck/Hybrid 12
12' x 30"
40 lbs
13-1/2"
38" x 20"
80-250 lbs
14
350 lbs
Wood Duck/Hybrid 14
13' 9" x 30"
52 lbs
Open
49-1/2" x 21"
200-350 lbs
14+
400 lbs
14' x 30"
60 lbs
Open
84-1/2" x 20-1/2"
200-400 lbs
14+
400 lbs
Shearwater/Hybrid 14
14' 6-3/8" x 23"
39 lbs
12-1/2"
31" x 16-1/2"
100-150 lbs
10
200 lbs
Shearwater/Hybrid 16
16' 1-3/4" x 23"
42 lbs
13"
31" x 16-1/2"
120-190 lbs
10
240 lbs
Shearwater/Hybrid 17
Wood Duck Double/Hybrid
17' x 22-1/4"
44 lbs
12-3/8"
31" x 16-3/8"
150-220 lbs
12.5
270 lbs
Shearwater Sport/Hybrid
14' 6" x 25"
48 lbs
13"
34" x 17"
100-240 lbs
13
300 lbs
Shearwater Double
18' 6" x 27"
68 lbs
14"
34" x 18"
300-500 lbs
14
575 lbs
14' x 21"
36 lbs
10-1/2"
31" x 17"
60-135 lbs
8
175 lbs
Chesapeake 16LT
15' 6-1/2" x 23"
42 lbs
11-1/2"
31" x 17"
100-160 lbs
10
220 lbs
Chesapeake 16
15' 8" x 23-1/2"
42 lbs
12-1/2"
31" x 17"
120-180 lbs
13
260 lbs
Chesapeake 14
Chesapeake 17LT
16' 10-3/4" x 23-1/2"
45 lbs
12-1/4"
31" x 17"
160-220 lbs
13
300 lbs
Chesapeake 17
17' x 24"
45 lbs
12-1/2"
31" x 17"
180-250 lbs
14
325 lbs
Chesapeake 18
18' x 24-1/2"
48 lbs
13"
31" x 17"
210-270 lbs
14
350 lbs
Chesapeake Sport Tandem
21' 8" x 22"
65 lbs
12"
31" x 17"
250-400 lbs (combined)
13
475 lbs
21' x 30"
65 lbs
14"
31" x 17"
300-600 lbs (combined)
14+
700 lbs
Chesapeake Double Chesapeake Triple
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21' x 30"
68 lbs
14"
31" x 17"
300-600 lbs (combined)
14+
700 lbs
Mill Creek 13
13' x 29-1/2"
40 lbs
Open
57" x 17"
125-250 lbs
Open
300 lbs
Mill Creek/Hybrid 16.5
16' 6" x 33"
62 lbs
Open
88" x 21"
230-400 lbs (combined)
Open
450 lbs
Sea Island Sport
15' 6" x 27"
48 lbs
Open
58" x 18"
100-275 lbs
Open
325 lbs
Matunuck Surf Kayak
8' 6" x 24"
21 lbs
9-1/2"
31" x 19"
80-200 lbs
11
200 lbs
Arctic Hawk
18' x 22"
44 lbs
11-1/2"
16" x 20"
160-210 lbs
12
350 lbs
Night Heron SG
18' x 20"
41 lbs
11-1/4"
29" x 16"
150-220 lbs
11
300 lbs
Night Heron Hybrid
18' x 20"
40 lbs
11-1/4"
29" x 16"
150-220 lbs
11
300 lbs
Night Heron Hybrid - High Deck
18' x 20"
40 lbs
12-1/2"
29" x 16"
150-220 lbs
13
300 lbs
Petrel SG
17' x 20"
40 lbs
10"
31" x 16"
120-200 lbs
11
280 lbs
Petrel Play SG
14' x 23"
40 lbs
12"
31" x 16"
100-220 lbs
12.5
260 lbs
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Strip-Planked Kayaks Kayak Model
Dimensions
Hull Specs
Knee Height
Cockpit Size
Paddler Weight
Max Max Shoe Size Payload (Mens)
Guillemot "S"
16' x 20"
40 lbs
10-3/4"
29" x 16"
100-175 lbs
9
250 lbs
Guillemot Play
16' 5" x 22"
38 lbs
10-3/4"
29" x 17"
110-190 lbs
10
250 lbs
Guillemot
17' x 21"
41 lbs
11-3/4"
29" x 17"
150-220 lbs
12
300 lbs
Guillemot "L"
18' x 23"
40 lbs
12-3/4"
32" x 18"
190-275 lbs
14
375 lbs
Expedition Single
19' x 21"
42 lbs
11-3/4"
29" x 17"
150-250 lbs
14
350 lbs
Guillemot Double
20' x 28"
60 lbs
12-1/2"
31" x 18"
200-500 lbs (combined)
14
700 lbs
Fast Double
25' 6" x 21"
58 lbs
11"
29" x 17"
200-400 lbs (combined)
14
600 lbs
Night Heron
18' x 20"
40 lbs
11-1/4"
31" x 16"
150-220 lbs
11
300 lbs
Night Heron - High Deck
18' x 20"
40 lbs
12-1/2"
31" x 16"
150-220 lbs
13
300 lbs
Greenland Night Heron
18' x 20"
39 lbs
11"
20" x 16"
150-220 lbs
10
290 lbs
Petrel
17' x 20"
40 lbs
10-3/4"
31" x 16"
120-200 lbs
11
280 lbs
Petrel Play
14' x 23"
31 lbs
12"
31" x 16"
100-220 lbs
12.5
260 lbs
10-Foot Little Auk
10' x 28"
30 lbs
13-1/2"
35" x 19"
110-190 lbs
14
250 lbs
11-Foot Little Auk
11' x 28"
31 lbs
13-1/2"
35" x 19"
120-200 lbs
14
260 lbs
14-Foot Great Auk
14' x 24"
37 lbs
13-1/4"
33" x 19"
120-200 lbs
12
270 lbs
Great Auk
17' x 24"
41 lbs
13-1/4"
33" x 19"
150-220 lbs
12
350 lbs
High Capacity Great Auk
18' x 30"
55 lbs
13-1/2"
32" x 23"
300-400 lbs
14
600 lbs
Razor Billed Auk
19' x 20"
46 lbs
11-3/4"
30" x 17"
150-220 lbs
11
350 lbs
Great Auk Double
21' x 26"
56 lbs
10-3/4"
33" x 19"
200-400 lbs (combined)
13
600 lbs
Mystery
20' x 20"
40 lbs
10-1/2"
33" x 16"
175-250 lbs
11
350 lbs
Solo microBootlegger
14' x 26"
33 lbs
Open
45"x 21-3/4"
120-200 lbs
Open
260 lbs
17' 6" x 27"
42 lbs
Open
80" x 21"
175-330 lbs
Open
450 lbs
microBootlegger
See us on the Road, Try out one of our designs.
We have regularly scheduled demos and events in Annapolis. We’re also the only boat kit company with a busy travel schedule. Our ”big rig,” which can haul up to two dozen completed boats, is on the road about twenty weeks of the year, visiting shows and demo spots from Maine to Florida to Washington to California, with many stops between. Check our website for the latest shows and demos, and come try before you build. clcboats.com/news-and-events
Specifications Kayaks Are The Original “Personal Watercraft” Like bicycles or running shoes, they need to fit YOU, or you won’t enjoy the performance advantages. That’s why Chesapeake Light Craft offers more than 50 kayaks of all shapes and sizes, from racing boats to stable recreational craft. Pick your kayak by height, weight, shoe size, and intended usage. Hull Specs “Hull Weight” is not the weight of a stripped hull, but the weight you can actually expect to have to lift onto your car. This weight includes deck rigging, footbraces, seat, and other typical fittings. The lugubrious fine print: your results may vary. Boats can be lighter or heavier depending upon options, construction techniques, wood density and other variables. “Cockpit Size” refers to the opening in the cockpit coaming that is provided in the kit as standard equipment. Recommended Paddler Weight This should be considered a rough guide. The weight ranges shown will be comfortable, but as you reach the high and low limits other variables like height and shoe size become important considerations. Maximum Shoe Size This is expressed in men’s sizes and assumes the paddler is shod in the usual neoprene booties. Larger shoe sizes are sometimes possible for more athletic paddlers. Custom cockpits are available on some boats; call for details. Maximum Payload This is the safe total load of the boat and differs from “Paddler Weight.” A paddler whose weight approaches the “Max Payload” will have an uncomfortably high center of gravity. Properly stowed gear, however, does not affect stability.
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Kaholo 12-6 & 14 Hybrid
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iming is everything," remarked a somewhat grumpy kit supplier as he watched us taking orders for Kaholo stand-up paddleboards as fast as we could fill them. Quite right, and we can thank our energetic West Coast agent and design consultant Larry Froley for detecting the first whispers of sustained interest more than a decade ago. What followed was years of prototypes and refinement, finding the perfect balance between speed, stability, tracking, and payload. It was a costly and often frustrating program, but the results are the polished and remarkably successful Kaholo paddleboards that have been our top sellers for many years.
Much of the popularity of SUPs is a result of their accessibility. Anyone can enjoy a good paddleboard on the first day, whereas traditional surfing requires years of practice. We think the best paddleboards should grow with the paddler, should be able to manage a little bit of bumpy water, and should fit a broad range of body shapes and sizes. We've brought our kayak expertise over to the Kaholos, giving them a wave-slicing nose that contributes to speed without turning them into submarines. Just the right touch of rocker and bearing aft makes them forgiving to paddle and easy to keep on track. Kaholos have won many races in various classes, yet most builders are new to stand-up paddleboards. Construction is simple, readily approachable for first-time builders. Stop by the fabric store and pick out some fun patterns to embed beneath the fiberglassed deck; the instructions tell you how.
Kaholo Stand-up Paddleboard Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume, bead-and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors (hybrid option), twin plywood fins (single fin-box kit and removable fins available as upgrades), epoxy kit, fiberglass, foam deck pad (long deck pads available as an upgrade), grab handles, breathing tube and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 65-85 hours visit clcboats.com/kaholo
Build Your Own Kaholo Class, Annapolis, MD
Kaholo 14 Hybrid (left): 14' x 29-1/2" x 4-5/8", 35 lbs, 120-280 lb paddler
Kaholo 14 (center): 14' x 29-1/2" x 4-5/8", 32 lbs, 120-280 lb paddler Kaholo 12-6 (right): 12' 6" x 28" x 4-1/2", 29 lbs, 50-220 lb paddler
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Mill Creek/Hybrid Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume, bead-and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors (hybrid option), deck forms (hybrid option), epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, hardware, traditional wooden seats (upgrade to a Creature Comfort Seat), and Keepers footbraces. All kits include complete instructions. Sailing Component Kit Leeboard, mast step and partner, thwart, 10-foot aluminum mast tube (in sections), and hardware. You'll need our Double Rudder and a sail to complete this sailing kit.
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he first Mill Creek appeared in 1995. Based on the double-paddle canoes of the 1930's, the design has a timeless quality that explains why the series has remained in production and unchanged for 25 years.
At around 40 pounds the Mill Creek 13 is a pip to throw in the water for casual paddling, fishing, and photography. The tandem Mill Creek 16.5 has a huge following thanks to its versatility. Like the Mill Creek 13 a simple sailing rig may be added. With a drop-in sliding seat unit and a pair of 9'6" oars it rows handsomely as an open-water single wherry. And of course it seats two for comfortable day paddling. Construction is slightly more complex than the Mill Creek's 21st-century descendants, the Wood Ducks, but most Mill Creek builders are first-timers. A "hybrid" option with a strip-planked deck tickles the woodworkers.
ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80-120 hours visit clcboats.com/millcreek
Mill Creek 16.5: 16' 6" x 33", 62 lbs, 230-400 lbs combined
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Mill Creek 16.5 Hybrid: 16' 6" x 33", 62 lbs, 230-400 lbs combined
16.5 Hybrid: David Karp, Moseley, VA
Barbara Stucke, Cape Cod, MA
Mill Creek 13: 13' x 29", 40 lbs, 125-250 lb paddler
Mill Creek/Hybrid
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Sassafras Canoe
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Sassafras Canoe
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wenty years ago, the Sassafras Canoe designs were among our early experiments with a new boatbuilding technology we had developed called LapStitchTM. With more than a thousand built, we gave the designs a top-to-bottom overhaul between 2012 and 2014. The new Sassafras 16 features more stability and a larger payload without any reduction in speed. The Sassafras 12 has a springier sheerline and a finer entry at the bow. Both are easier to build, and rank with the easiest of all our kits for the first-time boatbuilder.
Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, epoxy kit, fiberglass for the hull, ash thwart, ash caned seats (16 only), foam "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband (12 only), Keepers footbraces (12 only), and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80 hours visit clcboats.com/sassafras12 clcboats.com/sassafras16
Throw the whole family in the Sassafras 16 for casual outings, or load it with gear for overnights. The ultralight Sassafras 12 is a classic "pack canoe," light enough to carry in one hand while you carry your fishing rod and tackle box in the other.
Sassafras 12: 12' x 28", 28 lbs, 250 lb max paddler
Sassafras 16 Canoe: Wye River, MD
Sassafras 16: 15' 7" x 39", 68 lbs, 500 lbs combined
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Mystic River Strip-Planked Kits Include Building Strip-Planked Boats (book), step-by-step instruction manual, computer-cut forms and strongback, epoxy kit, fiberglass, precision-milled bead-andcove cedar strips in an array of colors, caned ash seats, and hardware. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 200 hours
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ick Schade's offering to the hallowed world of the stripper canoe is the 17-foot Mystic River Tandem. Relatively narrow and very light, this design will delight anyone who knows their J-stroke (and everyone else, besides). Classic tumblehome, recurved stems, and fine lines mark this as a thoroughbred addition to the strip-canoe canon.
Mystic River Canoe: Scott Hudson, Potomac River, MD
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17' 2" x 34", 42 lbs, 250-400 lbs combined
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Nymph Canoe Strip-Planked Kits Include Building Strip-Planked Boats (book), step-by-step instruction manual, computer-cut forms and strong -back, epoxy kit, fiberglass, precision-milled bead -and-cove cedar strips in an array of colors, foam "tractor" seat, Rapid Pulse backband, Keepers footbraces, and hardware. Estimated Build Time - 110 hours visit clcboats.com/nymphcanoe
Nymph 12 Canoe
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Nymph 10: 10’ x 25-1/2”, 20 lbs, 50-170 lb paddler
. Henry Rushton was an early character in the late 19th- century Sportsman movement, urging the new middle class to get outdoors and go exploring in his fantastically light and beautiful little canoes. The Nymph 10 and 12 are 21st-century variations on the theme. The 10-footer can be built as light as 20 pounds! These canoes are meant for exploring backwaters or hidden fishing holes. Their extreme lightness translates into frequent, impulsive use: you can throw them on the car even when you're tired, whereas a heavier boat might find you debating between an evening on the couch or an evening on the water. I know which one I'd choose.
Nymph 12: 12’ x 26-1/2”, 25 lbs, 50-240 lb paddler
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CLC Canoe & Kayak SailRig Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, bulkheads, pre-cut crossbeam mold and laminates, leeboard, aluminum mast tube, epoxy kit, fiberglass, and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. You'll need a rudder, sail, and line (not included in the kit).
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ailboats benefit from being light and easilydriven. Kayaks are light and easily-driven. Thus the enduring popularity of sailing kayaks, and trimaran-conversions like this one. Crossbeams and outriggers may be adapted to any design in this book 33 inches wide or less. (Just don't forget to add a sailing rudder capable of handling high speeds.)
ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80 hours visit clcboats.com/sailrig
Installation is quick and easy, with three sail sizes available for performance ranging from relaxed to racing. The crossbeam spacing allows a full paddling stroke. One especially valuable feature of the CLC SailRig design is that once removed, little to none of the apparatus remains behind to sully your nice kayak. You can paddle or sail as the spirit, and the wind, moves you.
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Cocktail Class Racer Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, mahogany rails, an external jig for hull shaping, epoxy kit, fiberglass for inside and out, and sundry hardware. All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80 hours visit clcboats.com/ccr
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his is a 1939 design by Charles MacGregor, originally published in The Rudder Magazine as an example of what could be done with a novel new material called "plywood." The Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing Association has revived the old design and built up the class as a forum for safe, inexpensive racing. If there's an inverse relationship between size and fun, the Cocktail Class Racer is Exhibit A. With a class- mandated 6-horsepower outboard (or 8hp in certain categories), a fleet of these tearing around a short course crams more fun into a small stretch of water than a whole bucket of fun things.
8' x 48", 86 lbs, 250 lb max capacity
Our kit features precise CNC-cut slot-together parts for quick and accurate assembly of a hull that will "measure in" on race day. Add various steering and throttle options and you're racing. Are there cheaper ways to have a good time on the water? I'm sure, but step into a Cocktail Class Racer and you won't stop grinning for days.
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Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume hull parts, cypress stringers, mahogany rails and inwales, epoxy, fiberglass, and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 250 hours Center Console Contents Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, fiberglass cloth, fiberglass tape, and complete instructions. Peeler builders working from a complete kit might need to order additional epoxy. visit clcboats.com/peeler
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here have been motor skiffs as long as there have been motors. Innumerable designs for dory-skiffs, flatties, modified dories, and on and on such that a hundred pages couldn't list them all. What, then, could Chesapeake Light Craft bring to the world of outboard skiffs that hadn't already been done a thousand times? The answer took a while, but I found that there was a wide gap in the field for a stable skiff with fast, easy construction, that was durable enough to live outdoors for a lifetime, and was light enough for towing with small cars. Technically the Peeler is a "dory skiff," a type distinguished by relatively narrow, flat bottoms and sharply flaring sides. The bottom shape makes the dory skiff easier to build and fast through the water even with smaller outboards. The flared sides make her seaworthy, stable, dry, and a cargo-hauler. The design exceeded all expectations, making 22 knots with a 15hp four-stroke outboard while passing stringent US Coast Guard tests for safety. A great many have been built, most with the optional center console. She'll plane with 8hp; 15hp is max. 9.9hp is probably close to perfect.
15' 2" x 6' 3", 313 lbs, 1000 lb max capacity
Peeler Skiff: Bill Pierce
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Oxford Shell II
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Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, bulkheads, epoxy kit, fiberglass for hull, riggers and sliding seat. All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 100 hours visit clcboats.com/oxford2
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LC’s Oxford Shell dropped in 1996 and did not waver in popularity for 22 years. In 2018 we introduced the Oxford Shell II, an evolution of the original. Intended for rec-racing, workouts, or ocean rowing, the Oxford Shell II is pitched a bit more towards speed and performance compared to the original. Reasonably athletic rowers will use it for training. Experienced rowers will find it a competitive shell for "masters" regattas. Without sacrificing smooth-water speed, we went to a lot of trouble to design a hull that can handle waves and chop. A thoroughly modern rec shell, elegant and worthy.
20' 10" x 21", 40 lbs, 100-275 lb rower
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Chester Yawl Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume hull parts, bulkheads, mahogany rails, seat, floorboards, epoxy, fiberglass, one pair of bronze oarlocks and sockets. All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 120 hours visit clcboats.com/chesteryawl
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great boat, they say, is one that makes you turn back for one last look as you walk down the dock. Neither a pretentious exercise machine nor a weed-gathering sluggard, the Chester Yawl just does everything without fuss. She's as pretty a fixedseat pulling boat as you'll find on the waterfront, but form follows function, and everything is there for a reason. (Calling a rowboat a "pulling boat" is like calling a horse a "steed.") Features include three rowing stations, allowing solo rowing, tandem rowing, or rowing with a passenger. Full positive flotation is built in, and floorboards are standard. A rowing seat borrowed from L. Francis Herreshoff allows you to clear the interior to take a nap, or even go cruising overnight as many have. She's fast enough to benefit from a sliding seat if you like to break a sweat when you row. The kit is moderately intricate but still approachable for beginners. A complete refresh of the kit in 2013 eased assembly; now that all parts have matching slots and tabs, you don't need to own a tape measure to build this boat.
w/Sliding Seat: Emmanuel Conrath, France
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Chester Yawl, "Liberty": Arthur Barletta
15' x 42", 100 lbs, 450 lb max capacity
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Annapolis Wherry/Tandem
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ffortless, extraordinary speed. I've been rowing the Annapolis Wherry for 23 years and it still surprises me every time with its acceleration, the absence of wake, and the ease with which it picks its way through waves and chop. The single has seen only minor tweaks since it launched
Annapolis Wherry /Tandem Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume hull parts, mahogany rails, epoxy, fiberglass, and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. Sliding seat units sold separately. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80-120 hours visit clcboats.com/annapoliswherry
Annapolis Wherry: 17' 9" x 38", 65 lbs, 350 lb max capacity
Annapolis Wherry Tandem
Annapolis Wherry, "Willow": Don Aupperle, Seattle, WA
in 1997 as our first LapStitchTM boat; there was simply nothing to improve. With more than a thousand kits sold and the buildyour-own classes always full, the Annapolis Wherry Single is a perennial favorite, the essence of a great DIY project. The Annapolis Wherry Tandem came along in 2010 and works beautifully as a pair, as well as providing an option for use as a large single or as a single with a passenger seated astern. (Wicker basket and parasol in hand.) Annapolis Wherry Tandem: 19' 10" x 38", 90 lbs, 650 lb max capacity Annapolis Wherry Tandem rear seating option
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Expedition Wherry Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume hull parts, mahogany rails, epoxy, fiberglass, and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. Sliding seat units sold separately. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 100 hours visit clcboats.com/expeditionwherry
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ake an Annapolis Wherry, straighten out the handlebars, add shocks and big knobby tires, and you've got the Expedition Wherry. It's the mountain bike of rowing craft, equally ready for crashing around in the harbor when the wind is up or for probing the headwaters of a wild and remote river with a hundred-fifty pounds of camping gear aboard. Just as mountain bikes are heavier than road bikes, so too is the Expedition Wherry a more rugged beast. Plenty of fiberglass inoculates against landing mishaps on rocky beaches. Pronounced rocker in the buttock lines ensures benevolent handling when the chop gets short and nasty, while a large skeg will keep the bow in front and the stern in back when surfing. There are four separate watertight compartments, and the crew may easily climb back aboard after a capsize, bail, and continue on without anxiety. Two positions for the drop-in sliding seat unit allow a passenger to sit astern for day trips. The total payload is just under 425 pounds.
Expedition Wherry: Lake Natoma, CA
18' 3" x 36", 92 lbs, 423 lb max capacity
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Eastport Pram/Nesting/Ultralight
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Eastport Pram /Nesting/Ultralight Pram Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, mahogany rails, daggerboard trunk, epoxy, fiberglass, one pair of bronze oarlocks and sockets, and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 80 hours
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truly great dinghy is as rare as a great general. If your idea of a tender is rubber and filled with air, you are missing out on an ancient aesthetic experience. A deflatable will putter from ship to shore, as forgettable as a rental car. A beautiful wooden dinghy does it in style, with an efficiency and grace that seems lost on the modern yachtie. Like "slow food," printed books, and things you build yourself, a really fine tender urges you to slow down and enjoy the experience while you can. This would be so much tongue-pudding if the Eastport Pram didn't deliver. Possessed of spunky good looks, a nice long glide under oars, and riotously fun handling under sail, this is a dinghy for small-boat snobs. The kind that sail the big boat up to their mooring rather than cranking the engine, the kind who whip their rope-ends rather than burning them with a lighter, the kind‌ well, you get the idea. As an adult-sized sailing tender, the Eastport Pram is a terrific little boat. It'll carry family and dogs and grocery bags and doesn't mind being banged up against the quay. Several have made it around the world as tenders to larger boats. More than a few have been used for coastal beach cruising.
Eastport Pram sailing during CLC's OkoumeFest
The Eastport Nesting Pram retains the charm of the original but folds up into a neat little package. The Eastport Ultralight dispenses with most of the interior fittings and has lighter scantlings to get the weight down to an easy-lifting 40 pounds.
Eastport Pram: 7' 9" x 48", 65 lbs, 375 lb max capacity
Eastport Nesting Pram: 7' 9" x 48", 75 lbs, 375 lb max capacity
Pram Sailing Component Kit Sail Area: 42 sq.ft. Draft (board up): 5" Draft (board down): 25" Contents Premium Dacron sail with battens, mast and boom blanks, mast step, daggerboard, rudder, tiller and hardware. visit clcboats.com/eastportpram Ultralight Complete Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume hull parts, mahogany rails, epoxy, fiberglass, copper wire, syringes for tack-welding, and a set of oarlocks and sockets. You can read basic instructions (intended for someone with some knowledge of epoxy and fiberglass) in wiki form. visit clcboats.com/ultralight
Eastport Ultralight Dinghy: 6' x 40", 40 lbs, 400 lb max capacity
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he Passagemaker's ancestors are Scandinavian. Lapstrake prams like this have been used for work and pleasure along those rugged coasts forever. In 20th-century Sweden, racing classes grew up around finely-proportioned sloop-rigged prams much like this one.
It wouldn't be much of a dinghy without decent rowing performance, and heaven forfend, the ability to ship a small outboard. In the Take-Apart version, the bow comes off to allow compact storage ashore or afloat.
11' 7" x 56", 90 lbs, 650 lb max capacity
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Passagemaker Dinghy w/Gunter Sloop Sailing Rig: Annapolis, Harbor, MD
At the instigation of Passagemaker Magazine, I drew this dinghy as a rebuttal to the lowly inflatable. It would be an elegant boat that could hang in davits on a big trawler and still carry a 650-pound load safely. A competing stew of requirements, including sailing ability and the large payload, resulted in a serendipitous combination of stability and low wetted surface. The upshot is delightful sailing ability, fast and fun on all points. Indeed, far more of these have been built as family daysailers than are hanging in davits on big trawlers.
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Tenderly Dinghy
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'd been mulling over a "stem-dinghy" that was both handsome and easy-tobuild, and Tenderly is the result.
Just a few years ago, if you wanted a traditional stem dinghy that looks like a British day boat from the 1920s, you were stuck building it over a mold using complex techniques. Instead, it's possible to assemble Tenderly's hull in about 50 hours. Total build time, including the finish, is around 120 hours.
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Rigged with a large, efficient balanced lug sail, she's sporty and responsive on all points. She also rows well with one, two, or three passengers, and moves nicely with a 2hp outboard. Wood-epoxy composite construction ensures rugged durability. The basic hull weighs just over 100 pounds, making it heavier than its cousins the Eastport Pram and Passagemaker. The weight is average for a dinghy of this size, shape, and displacement. By increasing the beam and displacement a bit, we've made Tenderly a lot more practical as a working dinghy. The combination of nice lines and ample stability results in a terrific little sailing boat. There's plenty of sprawling room for two adults or a bunch of kids. The boat is fast and stiff and in general a joy to sail. Not all builders will sail the boat, as it rows and powers with grace, but the base kit includes the daggerboard trunk and mast step to make the conversion easy if desired. "Spacered inwales," solid timber breasthooks, and quarter knees are standard in Tenderly kits, among other upscale features. Traditional floorboards are an option, doubtless a very popular one.
Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, mahogany outwales, mahogany "spacered" inwales, mahogany trim strake, mahogany breast hook and quarter knees, epoxy, stainless steel fasteners, fiberglass, and one pair of bronze oarlocks and sockets. Base kits include the mast step and daggerboard trunk. All kits include complete instructions for all options. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 120 hours Floorboard Kit Computer-cut 12mm okoume marine plywood floorboards are fitted exactly to Tenderly's interior, with convenient alignment tabs and the fastener holes already drilled. Sailing Component Kit Sail Area: 62 sq.ft. Draft (board up): 6" Draft (board down): 30" Contents Premium Dacron sail(s), mast, boom, daggerboard, mahogany tiller, kick-up rudder, yard and boom blanks, and hardware visit clcboats.com/tenderly
Tenderly Dinghy: Eastern Bay, MD
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Skerry Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, mahogany rails, daggerboard trunk, epoxy, fiberglass, one pair of bronze oarlocks and sockets, and hardware. All kits include complete instructions for all options. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 100-120 hours
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oats that both row and sail equally well are viciously hard to draw. Sailing and rowing each require many features that are mutually exclusive. The Skerry manages it. She sails as well as any boat in this size and weight class, but you can row her all day. While technically a Swampscott dory, the Skerry recalls many features of Scandinavian double-enders, especially in the flared sides, narrow bottom, and lapstrake planking. (In old Norse, "skerry" referred to a "small boat for two.") Her skinny waterline means that she glides along under oars, but when heeled under sail she gains stability quickly. Driven hard in rough conditions, the Skerry dances with joy. Capsizes are very rare. Three rigs are available, from the simple Norse sprit sail to a sloop that turns the Skerry into something like a racing dinghy. Three-quarters of the builders choose the balanced lug, a great combination of performance and convenience.
Skerry: Emmanuel Conrath, Brittany, France
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Skerry: Arwen Marine, Brittany, France
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Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, mahogany rails, breasthook and quarter knees, epoxy, fiberglass, one pair of bronze oarlocks and sockets, hardware, daggerboard trunk and the mast step, so you're ready to convert to sailing immediately if desired. All kits include complete instructions for all options.
fine skiff to take you here, there, and everywhere: that's the Jimmy Skiff II. Twenty years producing the original
Jimmy Skiff taught us a few things, including that rowing and sailing qualities are oh-so-nice, but an option for an outboard engine is always first
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on everyone's list. There was a long gestation, but we pulled it off. The Jimmy Skiff II rows great, sails great, and has pleasant qualities under outboard power. Though the same length and beam as the first Jimmy Skiff, the new boat is faster, more stable, and carries a larger payload, over 500 pounds. Instead of sitting on the floor, you have bench seating. The benches, by the way, conceal ample flotation to exceed Coast Guard requirements for buoyancy in a powered vessel.
Sailing Component Kit Sail Area (balanced lug): 68 sq.ft. Draft (board up): 4" Draft (board down): 24" Contents Premium Dacron sail, kick-up rudder, tiller, mast and sprit blanks, and hardware including blocks for running rigging. visit clcboats.com/js2
Those looking for a super-versatile utility skiff will be hard-pressed to find a better design.
Jimmy Skiff II: Severn River, Annapolis, MD
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oday a family looking for casual recreation on the water might buy a Boston Whaler. A hundred years ago they would have bought a dory like this. Dories are an essentially American creation, developed as working craft, famous for long-line fishing in all conditions, then evolving into recreational craft around the turn of the last century. Dories were, and are, a lot of boat for the money. They carry big loads despite their compact size, even in rough waters. They build fast and inexpensively.
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The Northeaster Dory is a 21st-century interpretation of the "Nahant Dory" from John Gardner's excellent historical text, The Dory Book. Instead of sawn planks and rivets, marine plywood is CNC-machined and stitched together using our LapStitchTM scheme. The hull is assembled in two days. Epoxy and fiberglass add strength and durability. Northeaster Dories have earned a reputation as reliable expedition craft. They've been rowed to Alaska, won their class in 300-mile Watertribe races, and camp-cruised in Maine. A handy and fast sailboat, the Northeaster Dory also rows with the best of its type as a single or as a tandem. Many are used in rowing club fleets for training and racing.
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Southwester Dory Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, mahogany rails and trim, cypress thwart, fiberglass and epoxy kit, plus hardware including one set of oarlocks and sockets. Kits include complete instructions for all options. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 250 hours
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fter years of requests for a Northeaster Dory with an outboard engine, I finally did something about it. Tweaking the hull shape to handle the additional load and fitting positive flotation consistent with US Coast Guard rules resulted in a stretch from 17'0" to 19' 8".
While payloads are similar to its smaller and simpler sister, the Southwester Dory is a much more expedition-ready boat. Fitted with a boom tent, two can sleep on the bench seats amidships. There is vast watertight storage for gear fore and aft. A proper pivoting centerboard allows you to sail blithely across the shoals.
Sailing Component Kit Sail Area: 107 sq.ft. Draft (board up): 7" Draft (board down): 36" Contents Premium Dacron main sail and mizzen, centerboard assembly kick-up rudder, tiller, mast and boom blanks, and hardware including blocks for running rigging. visit clcboats.com/southwesterdory
With its cat-yawl rig the Southwester Dory is fast and weatherly, a terrific daysailer or beach-cruiser. The outboard is mounted in a sturdy watertight well amidships, convenient to the skipper. (The outboard kicks up and the aperture is sealed for a clean bottom while sailing. For that matter, the outboard well is an optional stand-alone module; sailors and rowers don't have to install it.)
Southwester Dory sailing Port Townsend Harbor, WA
Leave the rig ashore and fit a canvas bimini, and the Southwester Dory becomes a classy motor-launch. The Southwester Dory's efficient, slippery hull and one of the new generation of electric outboards make a killer combination.
18'10" x 62", 250 lbs, 800 lb max capacity
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Lighthouse Tender Peapod Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, mahogany outwales, "spacered" inwales, trim strake and breasthooks, okoume floorboards, epoxy, fiberglass, one pair of bronze oarlocks and sockets, hardware, centerboard trunk and mast steps, so you're ready to convert to sailing immediately if desired. All kits include complete instructions for all options.
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his design is modeled on the "peapods" indigenous to Maine. "Peapod" is a somewhat amorphous term for a double-ended rowing-sailing boat, used for inshore lobstering, fishing, and general utility such as tending lighthouses. Thus the design name: Lighthouse Tender.
Peapods are stable enough to allow the crew to stand and retrieve heavy lobster pots over the side. Rowing qualities are central to the design, but sailing rigs were added whenever much distance needed to be covered. Stable and easily driven, they make fine sailboats. Here is all of the Maine peapod's subtlety of shape and character synthesized into a kit that can be built easily using stitch-and-glue techniques, without a complicated mold or complex joinery.
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Lighthouse Tender Peapods, Severn River, Annapolis, MD
The Lighthouse Tender rows easily with up to three adults. Sailing qualities, with either single- or twin-masted rigs, are sublime, upwind and down. It's stable and, like its traditional forebears, carries a heavy load. Though the Lighthouse Tender is 18" shorter than the Skerry, its payload is 45% larger, at 650lbs.
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aterfront homes average about $150/square foot in the US as of this writing. If you have your own mobile patch of waterfront in the form of a trailerable pocket cruiser, million-dollar views are yours at a steep discount. If you have the ambition to sail over the horizon but a budget that keeps you home, a PocketShip stashed in the garage is your ticket.
a larger boat, resulting in dollhouse-like interior furniture and awkward ergonomics, a loose and open feel was the goal. By my count there are 17 comfortable places on PocketShip for a tall adult to sit. It's a commitment to build a boat of this displacement. Beginners should proceed with caution. But those who persevere will soon be off cruising for a lot less than $150/ square foot.
Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume hull panels, bulkheads, decks, keel, rudder, center-board, and a building cradle. The transom is cut from dark sapele marine plywood. Computer-cut patterns for most solid timber parts are included. 15 gallons of epoxy, assorted thickeners, fiberglass cloth and tape, and a 280-page manual. Solid timber parts (spars, rails, stringers), lead ballast, hardware, rigging, and sails are not included in the base hull kit. See our website for all of the available kit packages.
ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 650 hours Sail Specifications Mainsail 109 sq.ft. Jib 39 sq.ft. Draft (board up) 16" Draft (board down) 36" visit clcboats.com/pocketship
PocketShip, Lewes, DE
Exactly twelve years ago the first PocketShip emerged from the building shed. There had been no market research, no polls, no focus groups; it was simply a boat I wanted for myself. She was designed to weigh no more on the trailer than my small Honda could tow, and to have a roomy cockpit and cabin. Above all she was to sail well, really well. PocketShip #1 has been sailed hard and is one of the rare designs I feel no impulse to improve. She'll claw to windward when it's blowing old boots, but ghosts along on a zephyr so happily that I rarely ship the outboard engine. With four adults in the cockpit (a payload I never anticipated) she seems to brush off physics and boils ahead, often embarrassing larger boats. In the presence of witnesses she has reeled off seven knots, a speed/length ratio of almost 2.0. The amount of sprawling room both in the cabin and on deck is unusual for boats this size. Instead of trying to scale down
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CLC Teardrop Camper
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s cars get smaller, storage space more expensive, and recreational time more precious, a new appreciation is growing for the efficiency of really good teardrop campers. Teardrop campers are intended to be a big step up from tent camping, not miniature Winnebagos. Imagine pulling up to your campsite, and instead of wrestling with tent poles, you open the door, climb in, and you're lulled to sleep by the pattering of the rain on the roof and the gentle hum of the ventilation fans. The idea of a build-it-yourself minimalist camper is not new. I've seen articles about build-it-yourself teardrops as far back as the 1930's. Noting that many resemble upsidedown boats, it wasn't much of a leap to design a sleek and lightweight teardrop that makes use of computer-cut kit technology and modern wood-epoxy assembly techniques. Everything clicked. As of 2020, we've shipped nearly 600 Teardrop Camper kits.
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CLC Teardrop Camper Base Kit Includes Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, Slot-together CNC-cut plywood female mold, fiberglass, epoxy kit, copper wire, marine acrylic windows, door and galley hatch hinges, gasket material for doors and galley hatch, hatch lift pistons and hardware, door and galley hatch latch assemblies, bezel for roof hatch, standard fit-kit for trailers, spiral-bound illustrated step-by-step assembly manual. ď‚ˆ Estimated Build Time - 250 hours Chris & Marjie Stevens, Swallow Falls, MD
Walker Cammack, Moab, UT
Vic Ericson, Olympic Ntl. Park, WA
Megan Dugan, Coastal Oregon
Timothy Kwasny, New Mexico
Kevin Lewis, Gatlinburg, TN
CLC Teardrop Camper w/o ICC: 8' 1/4" x 66" x 45", 176 lbs
Gerland Wilkinson, Calgary, AB
Trailex SUT-1000-CLC Flatbed Trailer Kit Custom lightweight aluminum flatbed trailer designed specifically for the CLC Teardrop Camper. Standard 8" wheels; Optional 12" wheels. Integrated Cargo Carrier Computer-cut, slot-together BS1088 okoume module includes epoxy, fiberglass, and hardware for drawers and lockers. May be retrofitted, and adds more than 20 cubic feet of wet or dry stowage. Galley Module Computer-cut, slot-together BS1088 okoume and sapele parts for a standalone assembly of shelves and cubbies that may be added to the Teardrop Camper's galley. Galley module has compartments for a 12-volt battery, space for an electrical panel, room for a pair of stereo speakers, and more. Storage Box Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts for a 7.5 cubic-foot self-draining storage box, elegantly proportioned to match the mothership. Fits a typical 48-quart cooler and comes with a sturdy hasp for locking. visit clcboats.com/teardrop
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CLC Teardrop Camper Teardrop interior: Waterlust
The CLC Teardrop Camper is designed around a 60" x 80" queen-sized camping mattress. Two tall adults may sprawl with ease in the airy cabin. Headroom is 41", so you'll wait out nasty weather propped up with a good book and tunes on the stereo, enjoying the view out the big acrylic windows while five vents keep air moving.
Astern under the hatchback is the galley (or kitchen, for landsmen). With lots of storage and space for a stove and other essentials, this is another giant leap up from a tent. There's room for a 12-volt battery to run lights and fans while off the grid. We put a solar panel on ours, which keeps the battery topped up for a weekend, as well as an inverter for when 12-volt power is available. The CLC Teardrop Camper is intended for amateur builders. Exhaustive efforts were taken with the documentation so that folks working with epoxy and fiberglass for the first time can plunge in with confidence. Computer-cut marine plywood parts are dropped into a simple building jig, stitched together with copper wire stitches, then reinforced at the seams with epoxy. Two layers of fiberglass on the exterior ensure a tough, durable finish that can handle gravel thrown at highway speeds. Assembly time seems to be averaging around 250 hours, depending on the level of outfitting and how shiny you want the finish. Some are painted, lit with inexpensive lanterns, and carry a boombox for tunes. Others we've seen are varnished all around and sport flat-screen TVs and a refrigerated storage box. The trailer isn't included in the basic kit. We designed the CLC Teardrop Camper to fit on just about any small trailer, whether it's a cheap mail-order flatbed or an old boat trailer. We offer an aluminum trailer designed specifically for the Teardrop. On this trailer, the all-up weight with typical outfitting is around 550 pounds. It tows so lightly that the effect on gas mileage is negligible. When the
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Teardrop: Moonman Photography/Griffin Moon, Coastal Oregon
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prototype was towed to Texas and back behind a 2008 Honda Fit, 31mpg or better was observed. Other options include an "Integrated Cargo Carrier," a storage box on the trailer tongue, a galley cabinet module, an interior liner, and a roof rack system for carrying boats, bikes, and gear. The Integrated Cargo Carrier fits between the Teardrop and the trailer. It increases storage capacity to a cavernous 23 cubic feet (0.66m3) –comparable to a contemporary hatchback–while adding only 9" of height to the complete package. The cargo volume is divided into five flexible storage compartments so you can organize and stow your gear as you see fit. It's an easy retrofit if you already have a Teardrop Camper, or you can build it alongside your Teardrop Camper project. For those who prefer to work from scratch, an extravagantly detailed plans package is available, with full-sized patterns for every part in the Teardrop.
Roof Rack Kit for the Teardrop Camper includes customized mounts and holds up to 150lbs.
Install a Rooftop Vent with or without Fan for great cross ventilation and Interior Headliner to eliminate condensation.
Electrical Components We stock high-quality 12-volt gear including panels, chargers, stereos, and more.
Interior LED lighting Power-sipping 12-volt LED lights turn the Teardrop camper into a cheerful, well-lit hideaway.
Small Projects 1 Northeaster Dory Scale Model One-eighth scale, 25-1/2" long. Laser-cut plywood parts, copper wire for stitching, stock for rails, blanks for mast and boom, display cradle, sailcloth for sails. Complete assembly instructions included. 2 Skerry Scale Model One-eighth scale, 23-1/8" long. Laser-cut plywood parts, copper wire for stitching, stock for rails, blanks for mast and boom, display cradle, sailcloth for sails. Complete assembly instructions included.
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Simple Model Dory Ultra-simple model project, developed to teach basic epoxy and stitch-and-glue skills. 24" long. Great for adults OR kids! Floats.
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4 4-in-1 Razor Saw Set General purpose set with 4 removable blades. 5 Fine Line Tape The ultimate masking tape. 6 Curved Point Tweezers Handy for tight work on delicate scale model kits. 4-1/2" long. 7 UN-CURE for CA GLUE Debond parts that are stuck together incorrectly or your fingers. 8 INSTA-CURE Cyanoacrylate Adhesive (CA glue) is a fast setting glue, beloved of modelmakers. 9 CA GLUE Accelerator Increasing the already quick cure-times exponentially. 10 Flat Nose Precision Plier 4-5/8" long. 11 Retractable Hobby Knife Comes with 1 (#11 hobby blades) loaded and 5 extras in a plastic tube. 12 Pin Vise (Hobbyist Drill) Chuck capacity of .25 to 1.14mm. Includes .8mm (.03") drill bit.
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Complete Cradle Kit Includes 47" long, finished. Computer-cut and -drilled BS1088 okoume parts, frames, rockers, transoms, floorboard, rails, epoxy kit and hardware. All kits include complete instructions. Estimated Build Time - 30 hours coffee table option
Coffee Table Option Includes High quality marine grade clear acrylic top, cut on our computer, plus an attractive okoume and cypress base to replace the rockers in the standard kit. visit clcboats.com/cradleboat Independence R/C Sailboat Kit 48-inch long R/C sailing model includes computer-cut plywood parts, mast and boom, and timber parts, plans and instructions. Hardware available separately. Estimated Build Time - 40 hours
Independence R/C Model
CLC Toolbox Kit Includes 25" x 10" x 9". Slot-together CNC-cut marine plywood parts, perfect for boatbuilders. Estimated Build Time - 2-3 hours
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Gifts & Apparel 1 Passagemaker Dinghy 3D T-Shirt 2D lines on the front and a large 3D rendering on the back. In a light heather gray with navy blue lines. Sizes: S–M–L–XL–XXL. 2 Northeaster Dory T-Shirt 2D lines on the front, with a large sail plan drawing on the back. shirt is bluegray with white lines Sizes: S–M–L–XL–XXL. 3 "This is Your Brain on Boatbuilding" T-Shirt an army green shirt with yellow lines. Sizes: S-M-L-XL-XXL.
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7 Retro CLC Paddler Logo T-Shirt Turn back the clock with our Retro CLC Paddler Logo Tee. Shirt is Navy with white lines. Sizes: S–M–L–XL–XXL. 8 Maryland Flag Paddler T-shirt Introducing our new Maryland flag paddler tee. This shirt flaunts Chesapeake Light Craft's Annapolis, Maryland heritage on a vintage grey shirt. Sizes: Men's S–M–L– XL–XXL, Women's V-neck XS–S–M–L.
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4 Wherries 3D T-Shirt 2D lines on the front and a large 3D renderings of all three wherries on the back. Shirt is maroon with white lines. Sizes: S–M–L–XL–XXL. 5 Skerry 3D T-Shirt 2D lines on the front and a large 3D rendering on the back. Shirt is navy with white lines. Sizes: S–M–L–XL–XXL. 6 Kaholo SUP T-Shirt a black shirt with Kaholo SUP logo in yellow. Sizes: S-M-L-XL-XXL.
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7 CLC Branded Mesh Back Trucker Cap An adjustable 6-panel design with a slightly curved visor and a low crown. The cap features the Annapolis Wherry hull drawing, which is embroidered on a woven label and stitched to the face of the cap. Available in 4 vibrant color variations.
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1 SKAGIT by Werner The Skagit offers unbeatable value and performance to recreational kayakers. It’s easy to throw and has a smooth and stable stroke, and all the benefits of a fiberglass shaft. In yellow so the punters see you. 34oz. Sizes: 220, 230, 240cm 2 TEMPEST by Grey Owl Can’t bear to blaspheme your wooden kayak with a plastic paddle? The Tempest is laminated from walnut, bass, butternut, and cedar with urethane edging and a carbon fiber ferrule. Just the right amount of blade area for touring and maneuvering. Our bestselling paddle! 34oz. Sizes: 220, 230, 240cm 3 GREENLAND Paddle by Shearwater Boats Handmade in Maine by Eric Schade, designer of the Shearwater and Wood Duck kayaks. This classic Inuit shape reduces stress on elbow and shoulder joints without sacrificing power or control. Eric’s Greenland paddles are made from sitka spruce with highlights in redwood and walnut. Need a special size? Just ask: all lengths are the same price. Sizes: 210, 215, 220, 230cm 4 MISTRAL Hybrid Paddle by Grey Owl A varnished wooden kayak paddle with composite fiberglass shaft. Blade is laminated from cedar, butternut, and bass. A bunch of paddle for not much dough. 28oz. Sizes: 220, 230, 240cm
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1 Plastic Oar Collars These oar collars are a quick and cheap alternative to leather oar collars. 2 Top Mount Oar Sockets Typically mounted in a raised block atop the rails. 3 Angled Oar Sockets This style notches over the rails. 4 Side Mount Oar Sockets This type fastens to the interface of the inwale. 5 Marine Tallow A superior treatment and preservative for increased lifespan of marine leather. 6 Traditional Bronze Horn Oarlocks Traditional "horns," open from the top. Sold in pairs. Made in the U.S.A. 7 EDSON Oar-Loc A mechanism for securing your oars while not in use. 8 Traditional Bronze Closed Oarlocks Enclosed oarlocks. These are stock with our rowing boat kits. Sold in pairs. Made in the U.S.A. 9 Leather Oar Collar Kit Oak-tanned leather collars to protect your varnished shafts. Kit includes: Two oar leathers (7"x9"), two leather buttons (1/2" x 13"), brass brads, and instructions.
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1 Performance Back Band The tall back band permits the wide range of motion necessary for surfing with the fatigue reducing back support you need. 2 SONIC Back Band Thermalmolded tri-laminate construction with soft EVA foam padding against your back. Pair with Hot Seat Grande. 3 RAPID PULSE Back Band This nylon and foam whitewater-type back band offers great support.
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Canoe Seat - Cane - 34" Unfinished ash canoe seat. 34" width. Folding Cane Seat Size: 16-1/4" wide, 20" tall (when up), 21" deep (when up) /23" deep (folded down). Canoe Seat Hardware & Spacers Hardware and spacers for one canoe seat. Ash Canoe Thwart - 39" Unfinished ash. Ash Canoe Yoke - 39" Unfinished ash. Ash Canoe Thwart - 31" Unfinished ash.
Outfitting 1 Invisible Hatch Hold-Down Kit For flush hatch hold-downs. Kit includes enough material for two hatches. 2 SEA-LECT Rubber Kayak Hatches - 18" x 10-1/2" Ideal for day hatches, or as access hatches on wet boats. Replacement covers available. Fits VCP boats and hatches. 3 SEA-LECT Rubber Kayak Hatches - 8" A strong rubber hatch cover snaps over a plastic flange, creating an airtight seal. Replacement covers available. Fits VCP boats and hatches. 4 Deck Plates - 6" Screw-in plates (also known as inspection ports). Available in black or white. 5 Clear Deck Plates - 6" Screw-in plates (also known as inspection ports). You can retrofit your 6" deck plate with the Ditty Bag Kit. 6 Deck Plates - 4" Screw-in plates (also known as inspection ports). Available in black or white. 7 Ditty Bag Kit Each ditty bag kit includes a bag retaining ring to convert Beckson Screw-Out Deck Plates to accept a Drop-In Drawstring Ditty Bag. Standard bag length 12".
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Outfitting & Safety Gear 1 NRS Lifejacket Pockets, attachment points for gear, comfortable for paddling. 2 NAVISAFE Telescopic Pole Mount For use with the NAVISAFE Navi 360. 3 NAVISAFE Bendable Suction Mount For use with the NAVISAFE Navi 360. 4 NAVISAFE Navi 360 Degree LED Navigation Light Available in a 3–Color LED & Bright White LED. 5 Folding Anchor Galvanized folding anchor, perfectly sized for kayaks and canoes. 6 Eco Flare Includes two bulbs: one for constant area light and a flashing red LED.
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7 Sweetheart Low Angle Block Plane by Stanley A reintroduction of their premium low angle hand plane with a 1/8" thick A2 steel blade. Angle 13-1/2"; adjustable. 8 Riffler Rasp Set Set of eight wood rasps used to carve, cut and shape. Length 8". 9 Bonsai Saw Ideal for cutting precise curves and reaching tight places. 10 Spokeshave by Stanley Adjustable blade. 11 Sliding T-Bevel Essential for setting angles on power tools and machinery. 12 Beading Saw - 6" with Woodpecker Tooth Blade length 6", overall length 14-1/2".
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Finishing Supplies 13 PETTIT EZPoxy Paint Sold by the quart. Colors; Blue Ice, Ocean Blue, Fighting Lady Yellow, Hatteras Off-White, Fire Red, Kelly Green, Seafoam Green, Seattle Grey, White and Black. All other colors and additives are available by special request.
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Fiberglass Supplies 1 Hearing Protection PELTOR Optime 95 Over-The-Head Earmuffs cut off 21 decibels from your sander's whine. 2 Disposable Safety Gloves For pete’s sake, don’t get epoxy or other chemicals on your skin. Buy a big box of strong allergy-proof nitrile gloves. Box of 100. 3 3M Respirator w/P100 HEPA Filters The 3M 6000 series respirators are affordable and durable, yet the flow of air is voluminous and cool, not hot and itchy. Includes HEPA filters. NIOSH approved. 4 3M 6001 Organic Vapor Cartridge Set For the 3M 6000 series respirators. Use around dangerous solvents like paint, varnish, and generally smelly things. 5 Replacement 3M P100 HEPA Particulate Filter Set For the 3M 6000 series respirators. 6 Fiberglass Cloth E–glass; 6-ounce, 38" and 50" wide; 4–ounce, 30" and 50" wide. Sold by the yard. 4oz, 30" wide 4oz, 50" wide6oz, 38" wide 6oz, 50" wide. 7 Fiberglass Tape Comes in rolls 3" wide and 4" wide. 3", 25 yard roll 3", 50 yard roll 4", 50 yard roll
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15 Carbon Fiber 3K 2x2 Twill Weave Fabric For structures that must be incredibly strong and incredibly light. Naturally, it's incredibly expensive.
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3 MAS #3 Economy Kit 2 gallons resin, 1 gallon slow hardener, 1.5 gallon wood flour, .5 gallon cellulose thickener, metered dispensing pumps.
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Marquetry
1 Custom Engraved Banner Plate: These banner plates are cut from solid cherry, with your boat name laser-engraved. Small (shown) 2.25"x6" Large 6.5"x18"
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CLC Paddler Logo 3"w x 2-3/16"h
CLC Paddler Logo 5-7/8"w x 4-7/16"h
Blue Heron 6-½" in diameter
Sea Turtle 6-½" in diameter
Compass Rose 6-½" in diameter
Blue Crab 6-½" in diameter
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Compass Rose 7"w x 5-½"h
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Lumber & Plywood Okoume Marine Plywood – 3mm, 4mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm & 18mm You can order the same boatbuilding lumber we use in our kits and display models, from the same stacks we pick over for our own projects. Order lumber in any quantity–no order too small–and in a wide choice of species. Your order will be hand-picked by our boatbuilders. We have worked very hard to keep the prices low, and we have sorted out how to ship small or large quantities. For larger orders, or lengths over eight feet, we have arranged to have the lumber shipped directly from the sawmill. Most shipments under eight feet will ship very affordably via UPS. Please allow a couple of weeks for your order, as lumber doesn’t grow–and isn’t stocked– in convenient multiples of 8 feet. We may have to mill the timber to your specs, and/or wait for those sizes to come in.
Okoume
Okoume, aucoumea klaineana, is a fast-growing tropical hardwood. Okoume’s clear, beautifullyfigured grain has a golden, honey-colored hue beneath epoxy and varnish, while its low density yields ultra-lightweight hulls. Chesapeake Light Craft’s okoume is manufactured in Europe’s finest FSC-certified mills to BS1088 and Lloyd’s of London rules. High-quality okoume is essential for homebuilt kayaks and smallcraft, but it’s very difficult to get locally in most places. CLC has developed a specialty in shipping plywood all over the United States. Careful packaging and our long relationships with national carriers allow us to ship small plywood orders right to your door. Due to variations in currency exchange and shipping rates, plywood prices may change without notice. Special shipping rates apply.
Premium Sapele Marine Plywood – 3mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm & 18mm Sapele
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Sapele is a beautiful reddish-brown African wood with a richly detailed, swirling grain. These sheets are the same as those included in our premium Wood Duck, Shearwater, Sea Island Sport, Nutshell, and Shellback Dinghy Kits. CLC imports the best sapele in the world. We stock thicknesses from 3mm to 18mm; call or email for availability.
Marine Plywood - Puzzle Jointed Panels – 4'x 10', 4'x 12', 4'x 16', & 4'x 24'
Cypress Sitka Spruce Western Red Cedar Alaskan Yellow Cedar Fijian Mahogany Walnut
We'll cut puzzle joints on our CNC machine to get the plywood up to whatever length your boat plans call for. Just apply epoxy to the puzzle joints and snap them together on a flat surface. Custom CNC machining available, too! Puzzle joints maintain the 8:1 length ratio used in scarf joints. Sheets will be 47" wide after cutting.
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Bead-and-Cove Strips – 1/4"x 3/4" Light – White Cedar Bead-and-Cove Strips. Available in 3' strips or 80' bundles. Medium – Western Red Cedar Bead-and-Cove Strips. Available in 3' strips or 80' bundles. Dark – Walnut Bead-and-Cove Strips. Available in 3' strips or 80' bundles.
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Boat Covers & Flooring Non-Skid Flooring for Smallcraft Applied to the bottom of a small boat, it vastly improves your traction AND provides cushioning (5mm) for your knees. The light gray color looks pleasing in all kinds of boats. Excellent UV stability; holds up longer than varnish does. Also available in sheet form. Cocktail Class Racer Eastport Pram/Nesting Pram Eastport Ultralight Annapolis Wherry/Tandem Chester Yawl Passagemaker Standard/Take-Apart Peeler Skiff PocketShip Skerry Northeaster Dory Jimmy Skiff Jimmy Skiff II Tenderly Dinghy Lighthouse Tender Peapod Teardrop Camper Integrated Cargo Carrier
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Fully Adjustable Kayak Covers Ruggedly stitched, UV and water resistant. Fully adjustable for a custom fit! No metal parts that can rust. Attached red "flag bag" increases visibility during transport and doubles as a storage bag. Small (9'-12') Medium (14'-16') Large (15'-18')
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8 Skerry Cover Slips over the rails. Add a few thin battens athwartships so the rain runs off. 9 Northeaster Dory Cover Fits all versions of the Northeaster Dory. If you’re careful with the tie-downs, the boat may be transported at highway speeds with the cover in place. 10 Southwester Dory Cover Protect all of that varnish! Fits all versions of the Southwester Dory. 11 Peeler Skiff Cover Custom-fit to the Peeler Skiff. This cover is intended for models with the center console installed, though the addition of a support pole amidships will allow it work in open versions. 12 Tenderly Dinghy & Jimmy Skiff II Covers (not shown) Custom-fit to slip over the rails. Just add battens.
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Vinyl Lettering
Storage & Transportation
Custom Vinyl Graphics & Lettering Every wooden boat has a story, as they say, and every boat deserves a proper name. Have you admired a beautifully lettered name on a boat? It was almost certainly custom-cut vinyl. We have purchased a fancy CNC letter-cutter and can generate elegant lettering to order. Choose from three sizes, six fonts, and eight colors.
1 Roof Rack Pads We prefer these simple nylon covered foam pads to expensive roof rack cradles or rollers. They slip over Yakima, Thule, and most narrow factory racks. Velcro tabs and tie downs are sewn in, so they won’t blow off. Sold in pairs. 30" 18" (Also available for Aero bars)
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4 Sentry Ratchet Tie-Down Straps Will Secure your boat quickly and easily with no time consuming knots to deal with. Safety tie-downs are a basic safety requirement for transporting canoes and kayaks and should be used in all circumstances with all carriers.
HARKEN Boat Hoist A network of blocks, line, and hardware allows singlehanded hoisting of kayaks or small boats to the ceiling of your garage or boat shed. 90 lb load 145 lb load
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5 CLIPPER Kayak-Canoe & Small Boat Cart - Compact With extra long tie downs, heavy-duty aluminum framing, and all-terrain tires, this little cart is a champ. Collapses to a manageable size for on-deck storage. 200lb capacity 6 NOMAD Kayak-Canoe Cart - Deluxe Again, with extra long tie downs, heavy-duty aluminum framing, and all-terrain tires. Collapses to a manageable size for on-deck storage. 250lb capacity
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Trailex Trailers Kayak & Small Boat Trailers 99% of boat trailer stores specialize in just one thing: trailers for powerboats. Ask them for a kayak or canoe trailer and you’ll get a funny look. After endless requests, we found a source for light trailer kits made just for kayaks or small boats. These trailers fit smallcraft like the Passagemaker or Skerry, and up to four kayaks. Trailers are shipped via UPS right to your door and are quick to assemble. Trailex trailers are solid aluminum, making them easy to move around your yard. And they will not rust! SUT
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PocketShip Trailer by Trailex Custom Designed for PocketShip
SUT-300U Adjustable Hand Dolly
Carrying Capacity - 1400 lbs. Trailer Length - 17'10" Trailer Width - 53"
Carrying Capacity - 300 lbs. Trailer Length - 8'6" to 13' Trailer Width - 47" Perfect for moving small boats around in the yard or marina. Add options like beach wheels or golf cart hitch.
Carrying Capacity - 250 lbs. Trailer Length - 15' Trailer Width - 68" Northeaster Dory, Jimmy Skiff II, Passagemaker Dinghy SUT-220-S Single Boat Trailer Kit
SUT-250-M Multiple Light Duty Carrier Kit
Carrying Capacity - 220 lbs. Trailer Length - 15'2" Trailer Width - 52" One Kayak, one Canoe, Wherry, or Chester Yawl
Carrying Capacity - 250 lbs. Trailer Length - 15'2" Trailer Width - 48" Carry four kayaks or canoes.
SUT-250-S-CLC Single Light Duty Trailer Kit
Peeler Trailer by Trailex UT-1200 Trailer for the Peeler Skiff
Carrying Capacity - 1200 lbs. Trailer Length - 16'4" Trailer Width - 5' 12" Highway Wheels
SUT-1000-CLC Flatbed Trailer Kit Custom Designed for the CLC Teardrop Camper
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1 Spare Tire 480 x 8" tire on a 4-hole galvanized wheel. 2 Single Speed Hand Winch Sturdy winch for hauling heavier boats up onto any Trailex trailer. 3 Winch Strap 15' x 2" Straps are 2" wide and have an overall tensile strength of 5,000 lbs. Use with single speed winches. 4 Spare Tire Carrier Bracket for 8" 4-hole wheel. Comes with hardware to mount on Trailex SUT trailers. 5 Winch Post Allows you to mount a hand winch on your SUT-200s and SUT-250s.
Carrying Capacity - 1400 lbs. Trailer Length - 11'8" Trailer Width - 76" 8" Standard, 12" Wheels Optional
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Build a Boat with a CLC Instructor
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Build a Boat with a CLC Instructor Our classes have launched a thousand boats. CLC has been hosting and teaching build-your-own-boat classes since 1994. Our talented professional instructors will help you assemble your own boat, anxiety-free. Most classes are 5-1/2 days; a perfect one-week vacation. You end the week with a boat ready for sanding and finishing. Demand has grown every year as the word spreads. In 2021 we’re teaching more than 30 classes at sites in Maine, Maryland, Michigan, and Washington. Our boatbuilding partners include the famous WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine; the Great Lakes Boatbuilding School in Cedarville, Michigan; and the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, Washington.
John C. Harris - Owner, Managing Director, and head designer at Chesapeake Light Craft.
How does it work? You don’t need any experience, and only basic tools. We’ve hosted every age from 8 to 80, often at the same time. Sign up for the class, present yourself at the 0800 Monday start, and prepare for a real adventure. Our professional boatbuilder-instructors have the choreography of a one-week boatbuilding project at a very high pitch of refinement. We will make sure you finish the week with a beautiful boat.
Why Build a Boat In a Class?
Eric Schade - Principal of Shearwater Boats and designer of the Shearwater and Wood Duck Kayaks.
Dillon Majoros - VP of CLC's design & development, boatbuilding ninja and avid sailer.
Nick Schade - Master boatbuilder, designer, author, and owner of Guillemot Kayaks.
Travis Guthrie - Full-time professional boatbuilder and all-around great guy.
John Staub - CLC's CEO and lifelong wooden boat builder and enthusiast.
Andrew Schroeher - Full-time CLC boatbuilder, degreed wood technologist, and small boat nut.
Geoff Kerr - Former Coast Guard officer, owner of Two Daughters Boatworks, and master boatbuilder.
You’ll have a professional boatbuilder at your side every minute You’ll enjoy the positive energy–and extra hands–of a group setting
It’s a great family or parent-child experience
You’ll start and complete kit assembly in a week
You’ll have lavishly equipped shops at your disposal during the class
You’ll enjoy beautiful maritime settings
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Passagemaker Dinghy Take-Apart – Karen Tolley
PocketShip – Jon Lee
PocketShip "Old Soul" – Jeff Perkins During 'Florida 120' at Santa Rosa Sound
Chester Yawl – Tom McMahan
Wood Duckling – Cade Patten, Reno, NV
Jimmy Skiff II "Aile" – Pearl Hoats
Oxford Shell II – Jay O'Brien, Norfolk, VA
Chesapeake Double – Randy W. & Family, Muskego WI
Shearwater Sport Hybrid – Tim Timmo Whitianga, New Zealand
Annapolis Wherry – Michael Buss, Lake Tahoe, CA
Skerry – Llyod Hussey & Family, Santa Barbara Harbor, CA
Peeler Skiff, "Lively" – Jack Cay, Atlanta, GA