Videos Showing How to Build a Kayak
An Overview Video of the Strip-Planked Boat Building Process
Watch my latest video series! Making Petrel Play
This series is my most complete documentation of a build project, spanning from designing the boat through launching the finished kayak.
- Introduction
- Cutting Strips and Setting up Forms
- Making Inner Stems and Installing the First Strips
- Stripping the Side
- Stripping the Bottom
- Stripping the Deck
- Scraping and Sanding
- Fitting the Cockpit Recess
- Fiberglassing the Hull
- Glassing the Deck Exterior
- Making the Coaming
- Glassing the Hull Interior
- Glassing the Coaming and Deck Interior
- Hatches and Deck Hardware
- Joining Deck & Hull
- Outer Stems and More Glass
- Outer Seam, Final Sanding and Prep
- Varnishing
- Fitting Out
- Launch
- Project Recap
Strip Built Petrel Sea Kayak Building Videos
The following videos show details of how a strip built Petrel is made:
Strip Built Bootlegger Kayak Building Videos
These videos show how a strip built Bootlegger kayak is made:
Strip Planked Night Heron Building Videos:
I didn't get the whole process, but these show details not shown above:
Time Lapse Videos From Strip Building Classes:
Videos taken over the course of 6 day boat building classes, showing the whole process from start to finish.
Making a Stitch and Glue Kayak Building Videos:
Skin on Frame
Videos of building a skin on frame version of the microBootlegger Sport