Kayak is a clc shearwater sport that I built in my basement.
That's a beautiful boat! I can't believe you built that. How long did it take and how much did it cost? Did you use a kit?
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I used the paper plans from Chesapeake light craft, and was able to source most of the supplies locally. It's built from marine grade plywood, 4 mil thick, traced off the paper plans and cut out with a jig saw. It's then "stitched" together with copper wire and "glued" together with epoxy resin and the whole thing covered in fiberglass. That's an over simplification of the process, but it's really not too bad, just time consuming. Took me close to 6 months of nights and weekends off and on, probably about $800 all in.
That's amazing! I've seen similar boats selling for upwards of $6000. I'd like to try something like that if I ever get a garage big enough to add a workshop.