Show us your canoe or kayak

[fireflyr]

Those are awesome kayaks! What is needed for maintaining the wood? Do they also have wood frames and are they heavy compared to fiberglass or plastic? What's the pulley device on the rear of the longer one? Sorry for all the questions, but you mentioned you built them and they just look serious for paddling.

They are built from plans by Chesapeake Light Craft and don’t really require any maintenance. Construction is mahogany ply with 4 oz fiberglass over the hulls. My Pax weighs less than 25 pounds and the 16’ boat is about 30 pounds. Really light, fast boats. The rudder assembly on the pax is operated by foot pedals. Nice in a wind.

 

[fireflyr]

Here’s a triple CLC Chesapeake I built with my oldest daughter for her senior project 25 years ago. 21’ long and weighs about 75 pounds.

It came off the roof of the truck in Montana at one point and broke the last 3’ off of it. We repaired it with epoxy and re-decked it with old growth redwood and cedar.

With 3 people paddling you can damn near get it up on plane.

 

[TRDdrew]

I live about 40 mins from Chesapeake Light Craft, I've had the pleasure of paddling some of their demo boats and I love to build one, one day. For now kayak fishing is a big passion so here are a few of my boats

feelfree - lure 11.5
Jackson - BigRig
Native watercraft - Slayer Propel Max

Wife paddles a Jackson Coosa

 

[Devils Paw 80]

Took the little Pelican out on Auke Lake last weekend. We're finally getting some summer weather here, with temperatures reaching the 70s. We paddled the entire perimeter of the lake, which isn't really much. Here are the lake stats: "It has a surface area of approximately 165 acres and is fed by five tributaries; Auke Creek is the lake's only outlet. The lake is about one mile long and 0.75 miles wide, and has a maximum depth of 101 feet."