With the stitch and glue sealing technique (note: this isn't a stitch and glue boat, i just borrowed the epoxy fillets from the stitch and glue technique) the frame is much stronger than the mechanical fastener held frame in the original design.. Home / boat plans & kits catalog / stitch and glue construction: designs for stitch & glue construction. this directory includes all of the plans that are specifically designed for stitch and glue construction. the rc model x-1 is an inexpensive way to try out this popular contruction method.. These step by step videos show the stitch-and-glue kayak construction process. all of our boat kits are built using this "stitch-n-glue" construction. the panel shapes differ, but the stitch and glue steps are nearly identical..
The alternative to the pain of lofting or laying out a series of s&g panels, if you are determined to use a micky mouse stitch and glue method, is to bite the bullet and buy kits from chesapeake lightcraft, guilemott, or other precut panel sellers.. I built a small, fast and light sport row boat from plywood and epoxy resin. a short reportage of the work...and result. the boat has a length of 4 meters and a weight of about 16 kilos.. Spira international offers a wide variety of different power, rowing, and sailing skiffs, dories, and other boat designs that are simple to build, rugged and seaworthy. 13' western style drift boat 14' stitch and glue kayak.
