Shallow Draft Hunting Kayak
Explore for game in the shallow back waterways where noisy motorboats can't go
- Category
- Row Boats
- Designer
- William D. Jackson
- Published
- Science and Mechanics, p. 150
- Craft Print
- 300
A two-place flat-bottom kayak for hunters and fishermen exploring shallow back waterways where motorboats can't go. Occupants sit low on the bottom, making it more stable than a canoe, with gear stowed under the decks. Materials ran about $25 and about 25 hours of work.
Specifications
- Length
- 18 ft
- Beam
- 40 in
- Depth
- 11 in sides
- Weight
- 100 lb
- Capacity
- 2 persons (3 in a pinch)
- Construction
- Exterior plywood over wooden framework; flat bottom
Downloads
Plan sheets 7
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