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Strip-built, or "strip-plank epoxy", is a method of boat building. [1] Also known as cold molding, the strip-built method is commonly used for canoes and kayaks, but also suitable for larger boats. The process involves securing narrow, flexible strips of wood edge-to-edge around temporary formers.
A stitched canoe hull under construction. Stitch and glue is a simple boat building method which uses plywood panels temporarily stitched together, typically with wire or zip-ties, and glued together permanently with epoxy resin. This type of construction can eliminate much of the need for frames or ribs. [1]
'Dynamite' called the first series of easy-to-build plywood boats "Instant Boats". Unlike traditional boat construction which involves building of jig and full size lofting of the shape of the hull prior to construction, the Instant Boat method uses shaped plywood panels on pre-shaped frames made of plywood and standard dimensional lumberyard wood.
[10] [11] Other instructional books by Moores include Kayakcraft and Kayaks You Can Build. Writing as a historian, he contributed a chapter on the evolution of canoe manufacturing in Canada to the anthology The Canoe: A Living Tradition. [12] He has also worked as an instructor for WoodenBoat School [13] and the San Francisco Maritime Museum. [14]
The DIY Mermaid was designed as an entry for the sailboat-building competition, organised by Stanley Tools in 1961, and the first DIY Mermaid was built by the designer on the living room floor. The Do-it-yourself magazine [ 2 ] started serialising the construction drawings and instructions in June 1963, whereby the DIY Mermaid could be built ...
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Satawal islander building a canoe; Canoe bailer from Palau (record of previous sale, including image, at an auction site) American Museum of Natural History Digital Special Collections: Caroline Islands: People in outrigger canoe on water, Ulithi, Caroline Islands; Canoe house in village, Ngulu, Caroline Islands; Palau:
The Naples Sabot is an 8-foot (2.4 m) sailing dinghy. [1] The Naples Sabot was designed by Roy McCullough and R.A. Violette and the first two were built in Violette's garage during WW II, [2] although official designs were not made available until 1946.