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Welcome
Our Collection
Our Collection
Rowing Craft
Sailing Craft
Outboard Skiffs
Easy-to-Build Skiffs
Price List
Boat Kits
Compass Skiff / 10'
Echo Bay Dory Skiff
Caravelle Skiff
Goat Island Skiff
Deer Isle Koster
Calendar Islands Yawl / 16'
Drake Rowboat / 17'
Drake Raceboat
Drake Rowboat / 19'
Deblois Street Dory
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What's in a boat kit?
The Kit

The Kit

The kit comes packaged on a 4x8 pallet. Inside is all the plywood needed to build the strongback, hull, structure, and deck of the boat.

Kit components

Kit components

Plans, rudder, and more

More kit components

More kit components

The transverse framing of the boat. The "ring" frames are set up on the strongback.

Strongback parts

Strongback parts

Heavy duty chipboard is used to form the strongback components.

Building the strongback

Building the strongback

The strongback is built up of girders, stiffeners and cross braces.

The set up

The set up

On the strongback is set up the molds and chipboard supports, which hold the frames in place. Alignment battens are included which automatically lock the structure together.

Laminating the stem

Laminating the stem

In the kit is a jig for laminating the stem and stern posts.

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The Kit
Kit components
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Strongback parts
Building the strongback
The set up
Laminating the stem
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