Folding Kayak
This kayak folds like a book: carry a fleet on top of your car
- Category
- Row Boats
- Designer
- Jess E. Rathbun
A center-folding kayak with one main feature: it's fun. It's cheap enough to build one for every member of the family and carry the whole fleet on your car. There are no screws, nails or metal parts; the plywood panels are 'taped' together with canvas and contact cement.
Specifications
- Weight
- About 40 lb
- Capacity
- 1 average-sized adult
- Construction
- Four 1/4 in. plywood side panels from one 4 x 10 sheet, 'taped' with canvas and contact cement; no metal parts
Downloads
Plan sheets 5
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