Stitch-and-glue boat building, along with the development of epoxy and modern mahogany marine plywood, has revolutionized and revitalized wooden boat building.

As kits and plans for cedar-strip boat construction grow more accessible to aspiring boatbuilders, we have installed elaborate automated machinery in our Annapolis factory to produce first-rate bead-and …

Model: Length: Hull Weight: Max Payload: Cockpit Size: Paddler Weight: Knee Height: Max. Men's Shoe Size: Chesapeake 16LT 15' 6" 42 lbs. 220 lbs. 31" x 17" 100 - 160 lbs. 11" 10.00

Marquetry Inlays and Onlays One of the reasons we build boats is because there’s so much opportunity for personal expression. Joinery details and paint schemes can be artful and highly individualized. …

These scale model boat kits are great as a gift, as a winter project, or as a handsome decoration for the mantelpiece to complement the fleet in the garage.

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Like all Chesapeake Light Craft kayak kits, the decks are smoothly cambered, not cut up into a faceted, homebuilt appearance. West Greenland-style hulls provide telepathic handling to the skilled paddler, …

Mill Creeks are built using the stitch-and-glue method. In the kits, BS1088-grade okoume marine plywood is cut on our CNC machine. Builders stitch the hulls together with twists of copper wire, then …

4mm marine plywood sides and 3/8" spacers create a hollow box for the 1/4" thick skeg, in the manner of a sailboat centerboard trunk. Build the box taller than the centerline height of the boat at the point …

Begin your search for wooden boat plans here! Thousands of builders have assembled Chesapeake Light Craft boats from scratch with these plans. You might already have a stash of marine grade …