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Putting a second layer of fiberglass on the bottom of a wood strip kayak

In this video, we show you how to apply a secondary piece of cloth along the bottom of a kayak hull to protect it when you beach your craft or paddle over that sunken log.

Building a wood strip Freighter Canoe

The Freighter Canoe has been the workhorse of the north woods rivers for just about as long as their have been outboard engines.

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Building 18' North Woods Freighter Canoe

Billington Canoe Build

The Billington canoe is a great canoe for the whole family, the dog and the cooler. The shape of the canoe requires some special detail in the building of the stems. This article will outline the proceedure step by step.

When you buy from us, you are picking a boat building partner and we take our role seriously.
Our job is to make sure you enjoy the journey!

Building a Prospector in Anchorage AK in 1985
Producing our first Instructional Videos in 1996
Producing our 6th DVD Series (kayaks) 2014

An 11 year old boy, his dad, a copy of Popular Mechanics and a sunny weekend.

Jack built his first boat on Greenwood Lake in Massachusetts at the age of 11 with his father. A small hydroplane from the pages of Popular Mechanics built over a weekend using rivet nails, creosote and house plywood.

Over the next few years, that little boat saw a lot of lake time. In the last 35 years Jack has helped tens of thousands of people all over the world and built dozens of boats with people all over the United States.

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