Strip-building - assembling a pile of thin wood strips into a functional hull - has been a popular canoe-building method for many years. Now, boatbuilder Nick Schade, an engineer by training and a self-professed sea kayaking addict, has refined this time-tested method to build the more complex shapes of sea kayaks. The method is simple, forgiving, ...
This, the best-selling how-to-kayak manual in the world, is still as fresh and relevant as ever. Illustrations show readers everything about technique, playing, body English, rescue, and hydrology.
Take to the water in style for less than $300 and a few weekends and evenings of work. Simplicity, elegance, performance, and speed: these are the hallmarks of the Greenland kayak. Its low profile minimizes windage, and its narrow beam makes it well behaved in rough water and fast. Despite its ancient origins, the Greenland kayak is lively, ...
The design of the kayak comes from the Eskimos of Southwestern Greenland, with dimension-sawn wood substituted for a frame of carved driftwood and bones, and canvas substituted for animal skins. The building techniques are simple but elegant, incorporating modern adhesives to reduce the number of screw fastenings and the degree of precision ...
"Recommended reading for anyone contemplating going paddling in a kayak of their own creation." - Sea Kayaker, on "The Kayak Shop". With the publication of "The Kayak Shop" in 1993, master builder, Chris Kulczycki helped launch a popular revolution in kayak building. But he didn't stop there. Kulczycki's boats just keep getting better - easier to ...
Compared with conventional rigid kayaks, foldables are more stable and forgiving, more seaworthy and more easily repaired and modified. They have proven their worth in difficult, rugged service, carrying ashore commandos, making at least two transatlantic crossings, voyaging the length of the Nile, rounding Cape Horn and touring the South Pacific. ...
The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaks This book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent. Master craftsman Sam Rizzetta presents three attractive innovations: a new building method that makes Kevlar and carbon-fiber boats cheap and feasible for home builders; an ergonomically designed canoe that ...
Twelve-year-old Guatemalan Santiago leads his 4-year-old sister on a trek to America after their home is burned to the ground by soldiers. Their harrowing adventure is fraught with pirates, violent storms, and a dangerous trip across the Gulf of Mexico. Will the two make it to Florida safely?
"The Kayak Shop" includes complete plans and step-by-step instructions for building Yare - a 16-foot, 28-pound expedition kayak, and Pocomoke, a 20-foot touring double that, at 52 pounds, is light enough for one person to paddle. Also included is a section on designing your own kayak, and plans for building paddles from wood and epoxy. Most ...
Axel, his aunt and uncle and his dog, Grits, are on a river-kayaking adventure when the family is caught in a blazing fire storm and must find a shelter where they can wait out the fire safely. Illustrations.
A step-by-illustrated-step guide through the entire construction cycle of building a plywood kayak from a stitch and glue kit. Includes a history of kayaks, choosing a kayak, setting up a work area, tools, tricks, safety and troubleshooting.
Taking the reader through the step-by-step process of building the 17-foot "Endeavour" kayak, this book includes cockpit coamings, hatches and decking, and the lines and offsets for three other Steve Killing designed kayaks: a sport kayak, a touring kayak and a tandem kayak. The techniques used in this book are intended for the first time builder ...
This is the story of a couple who set off to travel round the world with a kayak, using it on every available area of river, lake or sea to extend their journey. It describes the extremes of their experiences, from sleeping in the dirt with cockroaches to living in luxury in Hong Kong, from being chased by a hippo on Lake Malawi to being attacked ...
Includes: Basic types of kayaks -- their elements and uses; Beginning and intermediate paddling techniques; Rolls and recoveries, including the Eskimo and Pawlata Rolls; Recognising and navigating whitewater and river hazards; Planning and equipping day and overnight trips; Safety and rescue procedures.
In this sequel to Willy the Scrub, the gang has joined a kayaking club after school. Willy seems to get the hang of it fine, but Rufus and Clara are not doing so well. Clara, who is one of the school's top girl athletes, ends up upside-down in the water and develops a real fear of getting back into her kayak. Her best friend's comment seems to ...
This is the definitive how-to manual for the most popular method of amateur boatbuilding. Stitch-and-glue boatbuilding may be the most popular method of amateur boatbuilding today. In this method the home builder cuts out marine plywood panels to prescribed shapes, then puts them together with wire stitches long enough to glue and seal the seams ...
This text presents guidelines to allow a paddler to gauge where he or she fits in the paddling spectrum, and how to make educated, insightful decisions. Discussions include buying the best kayak, design basics, simple maintenance, customizing, emergency repairs, and cartopping.
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