Seven Maples Ventures

Build Your Own Kayak

1 Plywood cut out ready to assemble. 2 Hull wired together. 3 Tightening the wires.
4 Various boats under construction. 5 Aligning the hull.
6 Starting the interior fiberglass fillets.
7 Installing the bulkheads. 8 Filleting the bulkheads. 9 Foot pegs installed.
10 Filleting finished prior to sanding. 11 The rest of the boats at various stages.
12 Sanding the hull.
13 Glassing the hull. 14 Smoothing out glass. 15 Epoxing the glass.
16 Ready for trimming. 17 Installing the deck. 18 Installing the deck.
19 Deck installed. 20 Cutting out the cockpit. 21 Sanding.
22 Installing cockpit combing. 23 Hatch cover inserts installed and epoxied.
24 Drying overnight.
25 Making the hatch covers. 26 Nailing down the deck. 27 Epoxing the hatch covers.
28 Ready for final sanding prior to varnish. 29 Painting the hull. 30 More paint.
31 Finished paint. 32 Name installed and waxing. 33 Masking prior to varnishing.
34 Varnished and any decals installed. 35 Proud owner. 36 Installing deck rigging.
37 Tie downs installed. 38 Installing rub rail. 39 Waxing deck.
40 Finished kayak. 41 Going to a new home.
42 Headed to Ontario with owner on right.
43 Another finished kayak. 44 Another delivery of a kayak. 45 Kayaks in the shop.
46 Finished kayak.