16' Blackstone Duet Kayak Plans

The Blackstone Duet kayak has all the great qualities of the Blackstone, but for two. This dual cockpit tandem recreational kayak is very versatile. Quick enough to travel a few miles in a day without too much effort and still roomy enough to carry enough gear for two on a weekend excursion. Two individual cockpits allows for spray skirts if you are a foul weather paddler as well as room between the two for a stash back under cover.

All of our tandem recreational kayaks are intended to have rudders. The rudder pictured here is our standard foot controlled rudder. Even if you have never used a rudder before, just a couple of hours of practice and you will be an old pro. Paddling in tandem can be a challenge for less experienced paddlers, these rudders will get you on the right track with little effort.

You should consider foot braces front and back, paddle clips and leashes and a rudder as essential equipment for this boat.

The kayak building DVD covers both solo and tandem kayaks and accessories, and should be considered a must have for the first time builder.

All of our kayak plans come with full size patterns for all of the forms as well as full size patterns for hull and deck cradles and of course the plans sheets. We offer everything from full kits to individual supplies. for all of our wood strip boats. Below you will find options for what we call our "Build your own kit" kit. If you plan on milling your own wood strips, then simply choose the router bits right for your particular router with either 1/4" or 1/2" shank, along with the prepackaged fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin and application tools.

The options below are offered separately on the site, however, we offer special discounts when they are all bundled at the same time as the plans, patterns and DVD. Of course if you would like a full or partial kit for this boat, we would love to send you one. You can get kits for the Blackstone Duet Kayak and all of our kayaks in our kayak kit section.