Part 14 - Building a Stitch-and-Glue CLC Kayak

In this segment, we finish up our wooden kayak with proper deck rigging.

This 14-part video walks you through every step in the construction of a wooden Chesapeake 16 kayak. Handsome, straightforward to build, and with famously likable handling qualities on the water, 7000 Chesapeake-series kits have been built around the world, with countless more from plans. Ten years later, the kits have many new tweaks.

Filmed in 2001, the goal of the Chesapeake Light Craft team was to create a boatbuilding video of unprecedented clarity. High production values and an emphasis on watchability has made this one popular. The droll sight gags and general levity of the piece were deliberate---prior to 2001, boatbuilding videos seemed to specialize in somnolence, taciturnity, and cheap-wedding-video visuals. It seems to work. The complete DVD is shipped with all Chesapeake-series kits; you can purchase a copy of the DVD here: http://www.clcboats.com/shop/boat-building-books-kayaking-dvds/boat-building-...

The Chesapeake 16 is here: http://www.clcboats.com/shop/boats/stitch-and-glue-kayaks/chesapeake-kayaks/c...

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[BigRedNZ1]

Fantastic video... hope you one day have the energy to do one with a Wherry.

Stunning boats, and building one is on my bucket list.

[grayflyer007]

I loved the whole series of videos. I've been wishing I had the money to buy the chesapeak 18 for the longest time. At least now I can see how it's done. But I guess I'll just keep on wishing. Oh and I can't weight for the next video.