I've decided to make the plans for my Stitch
& Glue Guillemot available to internet users as "share
ware". If you end up building this boat please send me a
photograph of the results.
If you don't want to deal with lofting from the offsets, I have
full sized drawings available.
You can read my experiences making this kayak in the journal
I tried to keep as I built it. For now the journal will have to
S&G Guillemot
Free Stitch and Glue Kayak Plans |
Building | S&G Guillemot | Stitch and Glue |
Peter Fagan - S&G Guillemot |
Peter Fagan | S&G Guillemot |
Nick
Thought you might like to take a look at the progress of the cambered deck.
(hope you are not offended by my alterations to your plans). I am pleased
with the result, however I had always planned to paint the hull, but now
wish I had used a better grade ply on the hull and taken a bit more care
with the scarf so that it could be varnished.
I am now inspired enough to do a stripper (have ordered your book). The wife
can paddle this one.
John Welch - S&G Guillemot Wife Likes it |
John Welch | S&G Guillemot |
Hi Nick,
Here are the pics - I took a lot through the whole process - I have much
higher resolution versions if you are interested, I didn't want to bomb your
mailbox with huge files.
I enjoyed building the kayak - a process that was greatly aided with the
insights from your site - My curiosity was first caught by the photo journal
on Pete Notman's site
http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/grantglazer/Kayak/Guillemot.htm there are
some great links and ideas here - you probably know.
I found building fairly simple - but I started my working life as a

