The alternative to the pain of lofting or laying out a series of s&g panels, if you are determined to use a micky mouse stitch and glue method, is to bite the bullet and buy kits from chesapeake lightcraft, guilemott, or other precut panel sellers.. Stitch and glue is a simple boat building method which uses plywood panels stitched together, usually with copper wire, and glued together with epoxy resin. this type of construction can eliminate much of the need for frames or ribs. [1]. These step by step videos show the stitch-and-glue kayak construction process. all of our boat kits are built using this "stitch-n-glue" construction. the panel shapes differ, but the stitch and glue steps are nearly identical..
Our wooden boat kits include wood framed plywood boat kits, stitch & glue plywood boat kits, frame kits, and cedar strip boat kits. for a listing of our boat kits, click here for complete boat kits. our designs are proven by the thousands of boats built by amateur boatbuilders.. For more information on all my kit boats or plans with full size patterns that can be posted nationally and internationally go to my website,www.dinghybuild.com.au.. The 42" long 2.5 mm plywood stitch & glue kayak kit. a scale model kit of the famous 16' chesapeake touring kayak. very close in all details..
