Comments on: Bryan’s Homebuilt Boats from 2004 and back http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/ Lightweight canoe and kayak travel Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Free Kayak Plans From Glen Smith | PaddlingLight.com http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/#comment-1514 Free Kayak Plans From Glen Smith | PaddlingLight.com Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:21:29 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=420#comment-1514 [...] Bryan’s Homebuilt Boats from 2004 and back [...] [...] Bryan’s Homebuilt Boats from 2004 and back [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/#comment-1142 Mark Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=420#comment-1142 Now THAT'S a cool boat! :) Now THAT’S a cool boat! :)

]]> By: How I Got Started Paddling | Nessmuking.com http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/#comment-1094 How I Got Started Paddling | Nessmuking.com Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:27:22 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=420#comment-1094 [...] or two with the kayak, I sold it. Some years later, I bought a solo canoe and started to build a cedar strip tandem canoe in my apartment’s living room. During the years between selling the kayak, my focus and [...] [...] or two with the kayak, I sold it. Some years later, I bought a solo canoe and started to build a cedar strip tandem canoe in my apartment’s living room. During the years between selling the kayak, my focus and [...]

]]> By: Bryan Hansel http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/#comment-340 Bryan Hansel Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:41:15 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=420#comment-340 <em><strong>Note: The plans included on this page are for historical reference only. <a href="http://www.carlsondesign.com/hulls.zip" rel="nofollow">Carlson's Hulls</a>, a windows only program, is required to view them.</strong></em> To download the plans, right click, choose "Save As", and then save the plans. Open them in Hulls. If you're looking for a kayak to build, I suggest skipping the designs on this page and building either an <a href="http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/igdlorssuit-free-plans-for-the-boat-before-anas-acuta/" rel="nofollow">Iggy</a>, a <a href="http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/free-siskiwit-bay-kayak-plans-for-backyard-builders/" rel="nofollow">Siskiwit Bay</a>, or the experimental <a href="http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/free-kayak-and-canoe-plans/siskiwit-bay-multi-chined-kayak-plans-for-plywood-building/" rel="nofollow">plywood Siskiwit Bay</a>. If you're looking to build a faering, I suggest <a href="http://www.viking-boats.com/faering.htm" rel="nofollow">Iain Oughtred's Elf</a>. Learn more about him in this book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1408105152?ie=UTF8&tag=nessmukingcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1408105152" rel="nofollow">Iain Oughtred: A Life in Wooden Boats</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=nessmukingcom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1408105152" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />. Check out Iain's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0937822612?ie=UTF8&tag=nessmukingcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0937822612" rel="nofollow">Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=nessmukingcom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0937822612" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />. Early in the book are the drawings for his Elf faering. I hope this helps. Note: The plans included on this page are for historical reference only. Carlson’s Hulls, a windows only program, is required to view them.

To download the plans, right click, choose “Save As”, and then save the plans.

Open them in Hulls.

If you’re looking for a kayak to build, I suggest skipping the designs on this page and building either an Iggy, a Siskiwit Bay, or the experimental plywood Siskiwit Bay.

If you’re looking to build a faering, I suggest Iain Oughtred’s Elf. Learn more about him in this book: Iain Oughtred: A Life in Wooden Boats. Check out Iain’s book Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual. Early in the book are the drawings for his Elf faering.

I hope this helps.

]]> By: Bernard MICHEL http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/#comment-339 Bernard MICHEL Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:14:50 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=420#comment-339 Any simpler way to transmit plans to us , poor neanderthaler!These number really do not make any sense at all , even with all the tutorials I could put my hand on . Thanks for an answer , even to send the right tutorial , that i may not have find !!!! Any simpler way to transmit plans to us , poor neanderthaler!These number really do not make any sense at all , even with all the tutorials I could put my hand on .
Thanks for an answer , even to send the right tutorial , that i may not have find !!!!

]]> By: jon http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/#comment-245 jon Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:05:34 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=420#comment-245 brian, I'm interested in your faering design, but am having a hard time getting hulls to run on my ancient windows box. is there any way that the txt file can be transcribed into a more standard table of offsets? brian,

I’m interested in your faering design, but am having a hard time getting hulls to run on my ancient windows box. is there any way that the txt file can be transcribed into a more standard table of offsets?

]]> By: Sally Marshall http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bryans-homebuilt-boats-from-2004-and-back/#comment-243 Sally Marshall Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:02:52 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=420#comment-243 We would like to build a miniture faering for our new grandchild. Our daughter has married a norweigan and we would like to cradle to honor his nationality. I tried to get the plans by clicking on "here" but all I get are some numbers. I reduce your plan if you approve and we would be more than pleased to buy you Fat Tire. Thanks for reading our email from Northern Ontario, Canada We would like to build a miniture faering for our new grandchild. Our daughter has married a norweigan and we would like to cradle to honor his nationality. I tried to get the plans by clicking on “here” but all I get are some numbers. I reduce your plan if you approve and we would be more than pleased to buy you Fat Tire. Thanks for reading our email from Northern Ontario, Canada

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