Family Boat Building!
Join designer Dave Gentry for three days of fun and boat building at the Mystic Wooden Boat Festival. Bring your spouse,
kids, grandkids, parents, friends or just yourself - all are welcome to join in. We'll be building tough, but ultralight skin-on-frame
Chuckanut kayaks. You supply the effort, we supply all the parts needed, plus expert instruction to guide your hand throughout
the weekend. You'll not only get to go home with your own boat, but also with the satisfaction and pride in being able to say
"I built it myself!"
The Chuckanut kayaks are recreational style craft, designed for stability, comfort and relaxed use - without sacrificing performance.
You can choose between three different styles - the tandem Chuckanut 15, or the solo Chuckanut 12 and 12"S". All the Chuckanuts
are easy to build, user friendly, fun to paddle, fast, capacious and track straight, while still being very maneuverable. Their light weight
makes car-topping them a breeze, and their large cockpits and wide range of stability are comfortable and confidence inspiring.
(Scroll down for photos!)
Wait, though . . . skin-on frame?? It couldn't possibly be strong enough for me or my kids, right? Won't it just puncture and sink?
Answer: Not likely!
SOF boats can be very tough indeed, and are basically impervious to rips and tears under normal use. They have been used for thousands of years
in the brutal conditions of the Arctic, and skinboats have even crossed oceans and rounded Cape Horn!
It is possible to puncture the skin, of course, but it typically takes a needle sharp object and a lot of force. Even then, the tear would not spread,
and would likely be merely irritating, rather than disastrous.
But, check out these short videos if you're not convinced:
Whack it! Tested!
