Boat Plans | Wooden Boat Plans | Boat Kits - CLC boats
Our most popular plans these days comprise full-sized patterns for every part of the boat, and come with extensive assembly manuals. A few of the older marques, such as the Chesapeake and Mill Creek kayaks, are on 24" x 36" paper; parts …
FAQs » Lapstitch - CLC boats
Lapstrake hull shapes evolved over millennia. Many would suggest that the type reached a high water mark with the Viking longboats, but the actual building method was little changed right up into the 20th century. Planks were nailed or riveted together, and the technique required prodigious skill on the part of boatbuilders.
Boat Building Forum at Chesapeake Light Craft -- The Boat Kit …
First posted in 1999, the CLC Builder’s Forum is for builders of CLC's many boats as well as others building wooden boats. The amateur and professional builders reading and posting on this forum have an enormous wealth of knowledge drawn from …
Chesapeake Light Craft » Frequently Asked Questions About …
CLC class kits differ from kits sold and shipped individually. While home-builders and class-builders end up with the same boat at the end, it doesn't start as the same boat kit that we ship to the folks at home. There are tweaks in kits destined for classes, not the least of which is the pre-assembly before the class begins.
2014-12: The Top Ten Boat Kits of 2014 - clcboats.com
Scale Model Kits. Skerry Scale Model; Wherry Scale Model; Dory Scale Model; Bevin's Skiff Scale Model Kit; Pro Kits. The Guider; Autumn Leaves; Lake Union Swift; Faering Cruiser; Madness Proa; Mbuli Proa; Outrigger Junior; Skerry Raid; Waterlust Sailing Canoe; Whitby Pilot Gig; Rhode Runner Runabout; Wharram Mana 24; RV Kits. CLC Teardrop ...
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Gifts for the boatbuilder in your life: T-shirts, caps, scale model boat kits, gift certificates and a great selection of boat gear. Boat-building Gifts & Apparel: Hats, Tees, Scale Models, Gift Certificates
Why puzzle joints? :: Builders' Forum
Gig Racing & Building in New England; 2024 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 2; Browse the Archives . . . Upcoming Demos. May 17: Big Little Boat Festival 2025; Jun 27-29: WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport; Sep 5-7: The Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA; Oct 4: Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival; Upcoming Boat Shows. Mar 7-9 ...
Epoxy Fillets | How to Make an Epoxy Fillet - clcboats.com
Applying fillets to join plywood panels in a boat is the "glue" part of "stitch-and-glue" construction; the process is messy but very easy, sort of like making mud pies. A neatly executed fillet (pronounced "fill it," not "fillay," as in a cleaned fish) improves strength, eases the application of fiberglass tape, and greatly enhances appearance.
Building a Solar-Powered Racing Boat with Chesapeake Light Craft
Scale Model Kits. Skerry Scale Model; Wherry Scale Model; Dory Scale Model; Bevin's Skiff Scale Model Kit; Pro Kits. The Guider; Autumn Leaves; Lake Union Swift; Faering Cruiser; Madness Proa; Mbuli Proa; Outrigger Junior; Skerry Raid; Waterlust Sailing Canoe; Whitby Pilot Gig; Rhode Runner Runabout; Wharram Mana 24; RV Kits. CLC Teardrop ...
Lauan Plywood - CLC boats
Gig Racing & Building in New England; 2024 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 2; Browse the Archives . . . Upcoming Demos. May 17: Big Little Boat Festival 2025; Jun 27-29: WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport; Sep 5-7: The Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA; Upcoming Boat Shows. Mar 7-9: Canoecopia 2025; May 17: Big Little Boat Festival ...