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 Bear Mountain Plywood Kayak Kits Precut plywood panels are glued over a building form and covered on both sides with fiberglass cloth and marine epoxy resin. The result is a high strength to weight craft which is light and strong. Note: In the Bear Mountain method of Stitch & Glue the entire hull is sheathed with fiberglass cloth, not just the seams and takes advantage of the sandwich 
Kayaks You Can Build is intended to be a resource for all plywood builders regardless of the method they have chosen to build their boat. Much of the book is dedicated to showing you how to perform each of the construction steps in an efficient and safe manner. Using Kayaks You Can Build will enable you to build a professional quality kayak the first time. Although this book will improve the quality of all plywood kayaks, part of the motivation for writing it was to provide concise and well illustrated instructions for Bear Mountain Plywood Kayak Kits. A Bear Mountain Plywood Kayak Kit is based on lessons learned over 30 plus years of building and restoring high quality wooden boats using both contemporary and traditional building methods. One of the secrets to surviving this long in the wooden boat business has been the constant search for 'the shortest route to the best results'. 
The Bear Mountain Plywood Kayak Kit includes all the pre-cut wooden parts, jigs, patterns and fixtures needed to complete hull and deck including fiberglass cloth, cockpit coaming, bulkheads and hatches. To complete the kayak, add the Epoxy Package (epoxy, hardener, pumps and supplies) and, choose Outfitting Accessories (seat, foot pegs, rudder, etc.) 
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