With stitch-and-glue construction, no strongbacks, forms, or temporary frames are required to build the boats. Stitch-and-glue boat building is not only stronger, lighter, and faster than traditional wooden boat building, but it also takes far less skill. Stitch-and-glue construction, along with the development of epoxy and modern mahogany marine plywood, has revolutionized and revitalized wooden boat building. Shearwaters, Shearwater Hybrids, Wood Ducks, Sea Island Sport, Matunuck, and all of our strip-planked kayaks feature full-size plans sets that show all parts at their full size. Other components are scaled and dimensioned. Our standard boat plans are on 24' x 36' paper parts that fit within those dimensions are shown full size. You might already have a stash of marine grade plywood and epoxy, or it might just be your preference to build the whole boat from the keel up. Thousands of builders have assembled Chesapeake Light Craft's stitch-and-glue boats from scratch.
