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Guillemot Kayaks specializes in small wooden boats that are light enough to transport on the roof of your car. We sell plans for do-it-yourself boat builders, offer complete kits, teach classes, and build fine custom boats.

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On these pages you will find information about designing, building and using kayaks. This is not meant to be stuff that only pertains to Guillemot Kayaks but is useful for anyone interested in kayaks and kayaking, and actually much of what you will find here is useful for other small boats including sailboats and row boats.

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Staining the Recess - microBootlegger Sport - E30

Pre staining the cockpit recess so it will match the rest of the boat.

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Boat plans
Plans Price Increase

If you received my last newsletter, it will not be a surprise that we are raising our plans prices. We have held our prices constant for the past 15 or so years, but over that time the cost of printing has increased by over 50% and other business expenses have also increased.

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RoboBevel Tool Prices and Shoulder Planes

Starting a Small Manufacturing Business

One of the things about operating as a small business is, you don't know how your business will operate until you start doing it.

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Announcing Canoe Plans from John Winters and Green Valley
Announcing Canoe Plans from John Winters and Green Valley Boat Works
I'm honored to be able to offer Canoe Plans from John Winters and Martin Step
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Oh No! The Deck and Hull Don't Fit

It is very common that the deck and hull don’t match when you go to put them together. Maybe humidity got to the wood between glassing the outside and the inside or, the opposite, the wood dried out. Or it could be that the deck or hull sagged a bit while sitting on the saw horses.

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Recommended Products

  • Great Auk Double Tandem Sea Kayak

    Great Auk Double

    A comfortable and efficient sea kayak for two paddlers
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  • Gullemot L Sea Kayak for Larger Paddlers

    Guillemot "L"

    A responsive sea kayak for larger paddlers
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  • Freedom 17 cedar strip asymmetrical canoe plans

    Freedom 17

    Modern efficient tripping canoe
    Learn More
  • Guillemot Strip Built Sea Kayak

    Guillemot

    A quick and responsive sea kayak
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  • Petrel Play Stitch and Glue Recreational Kayak For Large Paddlers

    Petrel "Play" SGL

    Rough Water Play Kayak for Larger Paddlers
    Learn More
  • 11-Foot Little Auk Recreational Kayak

    11 Foot Little Auk

    A light weight pond kayak for larger paddlers
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Upcoming Events

  • Learn to Build and Adirondack Guide Boat and a Kayak

    Fine Strip-Planked Boat Building Class at WoodenBoat School

    Jun 13, 2021

    If you want to build a lightweight, rugged, and beautiful small boat, combining thin strips of wood with epoxy and fiberglass will make a cartoppable, low-maintenance, and gorgeous vessel. Nick Schade has been building strip-built boats for over 30 years.

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  • Learn to sea kayak in Maine

    Elements of Coastal Kayaking with Nick Schade - At WoodenBoat School

    Jul 18, 2021

    I am very excited to announce that I will be teaching a week-long on-the-water sea kayaking class in Maine in the summer of 2021. If you have one of my designs, or you are interested in learning how to handle a sea kayak on the ocean, this is your chance to gain some great experience, while enjoying one of the prettiest places to paddle in the world.

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  • 2021 Schoodic Sea Kayak Retreat

    Sep 19, 2021
    Join Guillemot Kayaks and Sea Sherpa Kayak in Maine.
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