What Kind of Kayak Cockpit Should I Buy or Build?
I recently found this question in PaddlingLight’s inbox (BTW, I answer all questions that I receive. Sometimes they spark article ideas): I am considering the Siskiwit SOF build. My son & I are...
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A Skene Walrus Hits the Water
Another Walrus hits the water. This time it’s a folder. And it looks great. Norman L. Skene originally published the drawings in The Rudder Magazine. Later George Putz published the plans in his book...
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Kayak Cockpit Placement Rule of Thumb
If you’re working from a set of sea kayaking plans, figuring out the kayak cockpit placement is easy. You just consult the diagrams. But, if it’s a historic replica or one of your own designs or if the...
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A Siskiwit SOF Hits the Water
Mike from Columbus, MS finished building a Siskiwit SOF kayak, the skin-on-frame version of the Siskiwit Bay. This is what he had to say: I finally got around to building the Siskiwit Bay SOF from...
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Siskiwit LV Launched
Ralph M. recently completed a Siskiwit LV build. Here’s what he wrote: I put my just completed Siskiwit in the water (Puget Sound) for the first time on Thursday evening. It is a wonderful boat;...
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New Siskiwit SOF Kayak Hits the Water
Tibor Berki from Sweden, the person behind RUGD clothing, completed an unique build of a Siskiwit SOF kayak. He used fiberglass-reinforced foam for the frames, added sealed bulkheads, used an ocean...
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How to Install a Northstar Solo Kneeling Drop
Guest post from Cliff Fawcett. If you’re wondering how to install a Northstar solo kneeling drop, this is how I did it. I purchased my Northstar Northwind Solo with the standard (sitting) seat drops....
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How the Siskiwit LV Happened
Recently I was looking through old photos and came across a few of my old kayak building photos. I’ve pretty much given up building canoes and kayaks for the moment, but I do have a few that I would...
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DIY Sawyer Gravity Filter
One of the challenges of a group paddling trip is treating enough water for everyone. According to the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine you need about 3.7 liters of...
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A Special Siskiwit LV Built
Back 2020, Jan picked up a Siskiwit LV Sea Kayak Drawing and decided to build a modified sea kayak from the drawings. He recently wrote about what he did and how it turned out: “At the beginning of...
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Canoe and Kayak Building Resources
Paddlinglight.com began as a place to distribute my wilderness philosophy, show off my kayak and canoe building logs, provide boat information, and get my free canoe and kayak plans online. Since it’s...
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