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 …
Chesapeake Light Craft » PocketShip: 15-foot Fast-Sailing Pocket ...
Designer John C. Harris has designed, built, owned, and cruised aboard a variety of smallcraft. His first camp-cruiser as a teenager was an 11'6" rowing boat with a tent, in which he explored the upper Chesapeake, sleeping aboard. Twenty years later, he wanted a fast-sailing pocket cruiser with a dry and commodious interior.
Chesapeake Light Craft » Annapolis Wherry: 18-foot Lapstrake ...
Taller rowers desiring a fixed-seat rowing boat should consider the Chester Yawl kit. Build this boat if: You're looking for a fast, comfortable one-person sliding seat boat. You want a speedy sliding seat boat that's suitable for choppy waters. A rowing shell is too tippy, but you don't want to give up too much speed, either. Builders also ...
The CLC Cradle Boat: Build Your Own Baby Cradle!
The Cradle Boat is made with the same A+ quality marine-grade okoume plywood as the rest of our boat kits. It's fastened together and coated with epoxy for toughness, so it will float, but please don't set any children or pets adrift in it. The instruction manual is complete and easy-to-follow. ("Step 1: Make baby.")
FAQs » Lapstitch - CLC boats
What is LapStitch Construction? CLC'S EXCLUSIVE LAPSTITCH™ CONSTRUCTION . Patent No. 6,142,093 . The strength of the LapStitch™ joint is such that the designs require comparatively little fiberglass or fillet work, making them especially easy to build.
CLC Simple Model Dory Kit for Beginners - CLC boats
This 24" x 7" Banks-Style Simple Model Dory Kit is perfect for introducing beginners, including kids, to stitch-and-glue boatbuilding. Just like our larger boat kits, parts are CNC-cut from 3mm plywood, stitched together with copper wire, and glued up with epoxy.
Chesapeake Light Craft » Chesapeake Light Craft History 1991 …
Embracing computer technology in the mid-1990’s, CLC’s line of boat kits expanded quickly. To meet the exploding demand, in 1997 a custom-built industrial-scale computer numerical controlled cutter was installed at a cost of over $50,000---the first kit company to be so equipped.
Stitch & Glue Boat Plans: Kayaks, Canoes, Sailboats & Rowing Craft ...
The Southwester Dory is a lightweight and highly capable expedition boat, designed for sailing, rowing, motoring, or any combination of the three. Elegant and straightforward to build from a kit or plans, this is an ideal boat for family... Kits from $3125.00 Plans from $185.00 Team Dory
Chesapeake Light Craft » Light-weight Rowing and Sailing Dory …
Our sails are built by Douglas Fowler Sailmakers in New York. The Sailing Component kits include the sail/s. They are also available individually as replacements or for the plans builder: Dory sloop sails, Dory lug sails. Build this boat if: You want a versatile rowing and/or sailing boat with excellent performance
Chesapeake Light Craft | Boat Plans, Boat Kits, Boatbuilding …
World class boat kits, boat plans, and boatbuilding materials. More than 20,000 CLC boats are on the water: Kayaks, Canoes, Sailboats, and more.