This is our 18′ Night Heron built in 2014 from a kit sold by Chesapeake Light Craft and designed by Nick Schade. It took about 125 hours to build and weighs 52lbs. It is a hybrid design; the hull is okume plywood and the deck is cedar strip. It also has an extended deck height.
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Hitting the deck
Looking at the stern forward. Since this was my first build, I used the suggested staple technique to hold the plank in place. This allowed …
Setting up the frame…while building a boat
A hybrid-type kayak (two types of construction techniques) still use forms for the deck, they're just set up a little differently. The Great Auk used …