Sources of Kayak (and double paddle canoe) plans and kits

Strip Built:

Guillemot Kayaks

Nick Schade
824 Thompson St, Suite I
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone: (860) 659-8847
internet: Info[at]guillemot-kayaks.com
WWW:http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/Building/Guillemot/Guillemot.html

• Unique performance kayaks. 7 designs and growing
• Sea kayak plans and kits,
• Spooned & feathered paddle plan
• send $3 for more info

the Newfound Woodworks

67 Danforth Brook Rd
Bristol, NH 03222
Phone: (603) 744-6872
Fax: (603) 744-6892
Internet: info@newfound.com
WWW: http://www.newfound.com/

• Kayak and Canoe kits
• Cove and bead strips
• Epoxy and glass

Bear Mountain Boats

WWW: http://www.bearmountain.com/

• Ted Moore's company
• 4 Kayak Designs

Bruce Winterbon

RR 1 Deep River,Ont.
Canada
K0J 1P0
(613)584-3930
e-mail: bk850@FreeNet.Carleton.CA

• plans for double-paddle canoe
• boat design program for PC
• polyester resin, glass cloth, footrests,...

Outer Island Kayak

c/o Jason Designs
230 East Main St.
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 481-6815

• 1 West Greenland style design

Henry (Mac) McCarthy

1705 Andera Place
Sarasota, Fl 34235
(813) 953-7660

• Wee Lassie

DR Designs

821 Dock St. #3-6
Tacoma, Washington 98402

• four models, patterns and instructions

Minnesota Canoe Association

P.O. Box 13567
Dinkytown Station
Minneapolis, MN 55414

• instructions & plans
• canoes & kayaks

Laughing Loon

Rob Macks
833N Colrain Rd.
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 773-5375
Internet: laughing_loon@shaysnet.com
WWW: http://www.laughingloon.com/

• Kayaks and Canoes

Loon Kayaks

HCR 32 Box 253
Sebasco Estates, ME 04565
(207) 389-1565

• Several models

Redwing Designs

John Winters
Box 283
Burk's Falls, Ont
P0A 1C0
Canada
email: 735769@ican.net
www:http://home.ican.net/~735769/index.html, and http://www.greenval.com/

• 3 sea kayaks

Stitch and Glue:

Chesapeake Light Craft, Inc.

1805 George Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 267-0137
Internet:kayaks@clcinc.com
WWW: http://www.clcboats.com/

• About 10 Models
• kits, plans, and finished boats
• Ocoume Plywood
• epoxy, fiberglass, hardware, seats, rudders
• other stuff for kayak builders

Glen-L Marine

9152 Rosecrans
Box 1804-WB3
Bellflower, CA 90706
(310) 630-6258
Email: BOATKIT@aol.com

• A 17' Touring Sea Kayak-one person(stitch-n-glue)
• 19'9" Sea Kayak Two-two person (s&g also)
• 13' or 15' Flat bottom kayak (standard sawn frame construction)
• 12' or 14' Canoe/Kayak­ "Can-Yak" (standard sawn frame construction)
• 9' Kid's kayak ­ "Kid-Yak" (s&g).
  

Rob Bryan

Kennebec Designs
P.O. Box 475
Woolwich, ME 04579

• Seguin

Spring Harbor Kayak Company

5156 Spring Court
Madison, WI 53705

• Ganymede (single)
• Gemini (double)

San Javier Kayak

P.O. Box 4457
Sathergate Post Office
Berkeley, CA 94704
510/215-1776 (evenings)
Email: sjkayak@ccnet.com
WWW: http://www.ccnet.com/~sjkayak/

• Kits and Plans for Three models
• San Javier Single, 18, long, 22" beam (narrow, fast, intermediate to expert skill level)
• BIG FOOT Single, 18, 3" long, 24" beam (larger volume, very stable, all skill levels, good camper)
• San Javier Double, 20, long, 24" beam (fast, sleek, stable, all skill levels)
  
  

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Pygmy Sea Kayaks

P.O. Box 1529
Dept. 5
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(206) 385-6143
WWW: http://www.pygmyboats.com/index.htm

• Multichine kits

John D Teitsheid

Star Rt 2, Box 175
Crescent City, FL 32112
phone unknown

• Double paddle canoe

Hudson Canoe

14 Hillside Avenue
Croton, NY 10520
(914) 271-5387

• Angmassalik

Jim Michalak

118 E. Randle
Lebonon, Il 62254

• Toto double paddle canoe
• info $1  
  
  

Skin Boats:

Boucher Kayak Company

1907 Ludington Avenue
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414) 476-3787

• plans, kits, video. Greenland style

Dyson, Baidarka & Company

435 W. Holly St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)734-9226 phone

• Aleut style plans, materials
• including heatshrinkable nylon
• (14, 15, and 26 ounces/sq yard, uncoated, approx 6ft width)

Baidarka Historical Society

Box 5454
Bellingham WA 98227

• Distributes those 5 or 6 of David Zimmerly's plans
• that document Aleut boats.
• And distributes some rather obscure books.

R. Bruce Lemon

P.O. Box 54A
Jacksonville, NY 14854
(607) 387-8000

• Aluet style, plans, kits, video

Stimson Marine, Inc.

RR1, Box 524, River Rd.
Boothbay, Maine 04537
(207) 633-7252
Fax: (207) 633-6058

• Heat shrink daycron skin

Hand Crafted Kayaks

P.O. Box 580
Eastsound, WA 98245
(206) 376-3677

• Traditional Eskimo wood kayaks

Kayak Way

P.O. Box 451
Eastsound, WA 98245
(206) 376-4754
WWW:http://www.pacificrim.net/~kyak/front.html

• Design, prototyping, building

Other techniques or ???:

Lake Watercraft

David A. Lake
RR 3 Box 845
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(207) 443-6677

• "Chewonki" Sea Kayak, plywood

Baldwin Boat Company

RFD 2 Box 268
Hoxie Hill Rd.
Orrington, ME 04474

• Kits and completed kayaks in FRP and Kevlar

Mackinac Boatworks

9600 Seventeen Mile Rd.
Marshall, MI 49068
(616) 781-6974

• Scooter

Island Canoe

3556-C West Blakely
Bainbridge Island, WA 98100-2205

• canoe, kayak, historic decked canoe
• info $1

WoodenBoat Store

PO Box 78,
Brooklin, Maine 04616
(800) 273-7447

Clarkcraft

16-42 Aqualane
Tonawanda, NY 14150

Boat Plans International Ltd.

Box 18000-WB
Boulder, CO 80308
(800) 782-7218

Sea Bright Kayak

Sea Bright, NJ 07760
908-530-8146

• Plastic and PVC pipe 16' kit

Nomad Kayaks

4818 Rive Sud,
Lévis, Qc, CANADA, G6W 5N6
418-838-0338
email: nomad@zone.ca
www:http://www.qbc.clic.net/~nomad/

• Composite Kayak Kits
• Single or Twin

Info[at]guillemot-kayaks.com

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