Compostite Copies of Kayaks
Leif, I want to copy a boat. How do I do that? Can I do that? I'm stoked that you are thinking about this but this is a long answer so rather than typing a 10,000 word instagram message for the fourth time, let's address this in a blog article. Short answer is yes this can be done, but let's fill the details in slowly. A good summary of everything that I am about to go over can be found in The Boatbuilder's Manual by Charlie Walbridge (yes the same Charlie Walbridge who deals with the accident reports). It's out of print but it's also extremely short so you can often find a used copy floating around the internet for cheap. Materials have progressed a lot since the book was written, and there have been some changes in what counts as popular construction methods, but his book still provides a great overview and framework which you can then innovate from. I suggest his book every two or three blog posts that I write. The first questions are more philosophical in...