Mike's Kayak Page

Welcome to Mike's Kayak Page!

Welcome!

This site is here to document the construction of my Chesapeake Double kayak kit from Chesapeake Light Craft. As I build the boat, I will be updating this site with new pictures from each step involved, and articles describing specific methods I use.

Latest Articles

Chesapeake Double Complete! - Finally, the double is complete!

Adding Bow and Stern Keel Line Rubstrips - This article is about how I added keel line rubstrips at bow and stern for abbrasion resistance.

Hull Glassed! - With some help from Ange, we finally got back to work and the hull is now glassed!

How to make a custom wire cutter for cleanly cutting stitches - There are many different ways to remove the wires from the outside of the hull once you have glued the inside.

Site Update! - I have made some improvements to the website!

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Updated Site

Mike's Kayak Page has returned! In the move to a new web host, I had to convert the site from PHP to ASP.net (a newer and better web programming language). The Guestbook isn't on here now, mainly because I haven't had time to re-code it.

Latest Pictures

Here we are heading out for a 6 mile paddle around Centre Island. We stopped for lunch on the beach right by Billy Joel's mansion

Ange and me in the boat - Here we are heading out for a 6 mile paddle around Centre Island. We stopped for lunch on the beach right by Billy Joel's mansion

Ange and the double! - We made it! A 3 mile paddle to our island campground on Lake George. Here is Ange and the boat (yep, it floats!)

Launched! - Here I am at the campsite with the newly launched double! The boat handled great, even fully loaded

Kayak on the water - Here is the kayak docked at Phenita Island, on Lake George, NY.

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