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First posted in 1999, the CLC Builder’s Forum is for builders of CLC's many boats as well as others building wooden boats. The amateur and professional builders reading and posting on this forum have an enormous wealth of knowledge drawn from an amazing variety of boatbuilding projects.  This forum is moderated by the CLC staff.  Please observe our guidelines.

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effort: Skerry versus Shearwater kayak Birch2 » Mon, September 25 » 9:38 PM 5
Drill-fill-drill: Epoxy cure time and hole diams? HerbieRidesAgain » Mon, September 25 » 8:12 PM 7
Joining the Hull and deck apbronso2 » Mon, September 25 » 6:40 PM 1
Want to buy a PocketShip MAUST, RALPH » Mon, September 25 » 5:31 PM 1
Guillemot 'S' - Build 001 is complete! Debris » Sun, September 24 » 11:31 PM 1
Trailer Recommendation (Autumn Leaves and... Conifer Ron » Sun, September 24 » 9:39 PM 5
Jimmy Skiff II 2022 with or without 2.3 Honda Little Boat Yard » Sun, September 24 » 7:14 PM 1
Skerry sail tomc » Sun, September 24 » 11:50 AM 2
warm weather epoxy work rpalmer » Fri, September 22 » 6:17 PM 7
Wood Duck Hybrid KenDor » Fri, September 22 » 8:38 AM 5
Duckling deck curve and beveling HerbieRidesAgain » Fri, September 22 » 12:19 AM 6
denatured alcohol - is this OK? Torren » Thu, September 21 » 10:16 AM 3
Stitch orientation hspira » Thu, September 21 » 12:05 AM 2
Eastport Pram tiller question BobNick » Wed, September 20 » 5:12 PM 1
nick in puzzle joint KenOn10 » Mon, September 18 » 4:59 PM 5
Annapolis Wherry for Sale jn1 » Mon, September 18 » 8:43 AM 2
Wood Duck Hybrid - Invisible Hatch and Cockpit... davin » Wed, September 13 » 6:26 PM 2
Chester Yawl Benesailor » Tue, September 12 » 6:46 PM 1
Chesapeake 17LT Complete! Thanks! davin » Sun, September 10 » 4:38 PM 2
Eastport Pram mast step design Bubblehead » Sun, September 10 » 2:23 PM 1
Chesapeake 17 Keel Joint hspira » Sun, September 10 » 5:54 AM 1
Southwester Dory Mizzen Placement BarryM » Sat, September 9 » 8:52 AM 2
Eastport Pram - Mastdoubler wont fit Wind enjoyer » Fri, September 8 » 3:20 PM 4
Petrel Play Skeg Grumpy » Thu, September 7 » 8:08 PM 6
Jimmy Skiff II Grumpy » Mon, September 4 » 7:23 PM 10
Staining Telltale » Wed, August 30 » 7:10 PM 10
Skerry fore and aft bulkheads: holes or no holes? Laszlo » Wed, August 30 » 12:59 PM 9
Sassafras 16 Transportation hspira » Tue, August 29 » 10:39 PM 7
Skeg or not to skeg? tcs1024 » Sat, August 26 » 12:41 PM 9
southwester dory Bubblehead » Fri, August 25 » 4:23 PM 2

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Homebuilt Boat Bazaar

Welcome to Chesapeake Light Craft's Homebuilt Boat Bazaar. This is a free service of Chesapeake Light Craft for the legions of builders who want to build another boat, but need to make room in their garage first.

Just as the title suggests, the Homebuilt Boat Bazaar is off limits to for-profit builders and businesses. The service is restricted to amateur boatbuilders and homebuilt boats (whether you personally built the boat or not). Chesapeake Light Craft will review all submissions and reserves the right to reject listings.  Note: Listings older than 90 days will be purged from the Bazaar.  Feel free to post your listing again.

Chesapeake Light Craft has not inspected any of the boats listed for sale and does not make any express or implied warranties regarding the accuracy of the ad or safety of the boat for sale. Caveat Emptor.


Note for sellers: There is a scam going around which targets anyone selling costly items online. A buyer will contact you who will know nothing about boats or what you're selling. They will offer to pay you MORE than your list price, but will ask you to send them a check back in the amount of the difference. (Their check will bounce, if it arrives at all, and you lose the difference.) Use your common sense and avoid this scam and its variations.

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Piantedosi Row Wing with Dreher Oars Clemons, Jim » Mon, September 18 » 4:59 PM 1
Annapolis Wherry for Sale Woot » Sat, September 2 » 12:03 PM 1
Northeaster Dory for Sale $3000 Capt Dan » Tue, August 29 » 2:47 PM 1
Free CLC 17 Kayak tcs1024 » Sun, August 27 » 9:01 AM 2
Eastport Pram for sale Lambert, Richard » Sat, August 26 » 4:00 PM 1
12' Wood Duck Kayak for sale BEERS, KARL » Tue, August 22 » 1:44 PM 1
Eastport Ultralight for sale Alajuela38 » Fri, August 18 » 10:36 AM 1
CLC Chesapeake 17 - annapolis, md cherbert » Thu, August 17 » 1:14 PM 1
New Eastport Pram Alajuela38 » Tue, August 15 » 6:19 PM 1
Looking for nesting Eastport Pram 8' Alajuela38 » Sat, August 12 » 4:25 PM 1
Adirondack Guide Boat Nancy, CLC » Wed, August 9 » 2:52 PM 1
CLC 17LT for Sale Lourich, Paul » Tue, August 8 » 4:11 PM 1
Annapolis Wherry with Trailer for Sale Cannonfire » Sat, August 5 » 7:25 PM 1
Jimmy Skiff MkII for sale Fl. Karickhoff, Lewis » Tue, August 1 » 3:18 PM 1
Unfinished Skerry kit Capt Wik » Mon, July 31 » 11:37 AM 1
WTB: small tanbark lug sail Overland » Sat, July 29 » 3:55 PM 1
Peeler Skiff For Sale willisbass » Sat, July 29 » 1:10 PM 1
Bevin's Skiff for sale Ethan D. » Thu, July 27 » 7:13 PM 1
NE Dory with sloop upgrade for sale - Washington JFTee » Sat, July 22 » 12:32 PM 1
Alden Ocean 18 Scull for sale in Montana bbinmontana » Wed, July 19 » 5:03 PM 1
Annapolis Wherry for Sale Tafline » Thu, July 6 » 9:03 PM 1
Classic CLC shell turnAround! » Sun, July 2 » 10:21 AM 1

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Nesting Expedition Dinghy

Nesting Expedition Dinghy
Prototype Status:  Tested and ready
Kit Status:  Tested and ready
Plans Status:  $49 PDF download
Instruction Manual Status:  170 sequenced photos online
Pricing:  Kit TBD; Plans $49 PDF 

A personal project of mine, this is a unique little boat that will appeal to people who like camping and small boats but don't have a big shop or storage space.  Read the full write-up on this design here, and study high-res drawings here.  Given a smaller audience, this might be one where we experiment with downloadable plans and an online, wiki-style manual.

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Building Photos 1-5 Shras » Sat, November 7 » 6:28 AM 1
Building Photos 6-10 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 11-15 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 16-20 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 21-25 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 26-30 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 31-35 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 36-40 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 41-45 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 46-50 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 51-55 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 56-60 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 61-65 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
Building Photos 66-70 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
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Building Photos 86-90 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
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Building Photos 96-100 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
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Building Photos 106-110 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
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Building Photos 136-140 CLC Forum Admin » Tue, April 4 » 10:35 AM 1
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CLC Ultralight Dinghy


CLC Ultralight Dinghy

Prototype Status:  Tested and ready
Kit Status:  Tested and ready
Plans Status:  In progress
Instruction Manual Status:  A wiki-style online manual is below.  This will evolve, with more detail added.
Pricing:  Complete kit $855; Wood-parts-only kit $525, plans and patterns TBD

A personal project of John Harris, this is a 40-pound dinghy with a 425-pound payload.  John's discussion of the design, with drawings and photos, is here.  Dimensions are 72-1/2" x 40-1/2".  Light and nimble, this is a good solution for someone with limited dinghy storage space, and the need to carry the boat solo across the parking lot.  The boat rows well with six-foot oars and can carry two adults and a child in calm conditions.  One person plus groceries could row a long way across a rough anchorage.  

This is a rowing dinghy whose primary design brief is extremely light weight and compact storage. No provision for outboard power or a sailing rig exists or will be made available.  Drop us a line if you have questions about this new design!CLC Ultralight Dinghy

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Introducing the CLC Ultralight Dinghy mbiq » Sat, August 29 » 3:40 PM 1
1. Laminating the Skeg shepshepard » Sat, December 5 » 5:47 PM 1
2. Gluing the Doublers CLC Forum Admin » Thu, August 27 » 1:55 PM 1
3. Cleaning up Epoxy Squeeze-out CLC Forum Admin » Thu, August 27 » 1:58 PM 1
4. Pre-coating Transoms, Frame, and Stringer shepshepard » Sun, December 6 » 3:20 PM 1
5. Rounding Over the Transoms CLC Forum Admin » Thu, August 27 » 2:07 PM 1
6. Finished Transom Handles CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:25 AM 1
7. Hull Parts Ready for Assembly DICKDOWDELL » Fri, December 28 » 2:23 PM 1
8. Wiring #1 Panels CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:28 AM 1
9. #1 Panels Stitched in Place CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:31 AM 1
10. Adding the Center Frame CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:35 AM 1
11. Aligning Mortises and Tenons CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:38 AM 1
12. Adding the Longitudinal Stringer CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:39 AM 1
13-14. Stitching Stringer to Bottom Panel CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:44 AM 1
15. Adding Bow & Stern Transoms CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:46 AM 1
16-17. Dropping Stern Transom into Place CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:48 AM 1
18. Ready for the Side Planks CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:50 AM 1
19. Adding the #2 Panels CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:51 AM 1
20. Adding the #3 Panels CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:52 AM 1
21. Bow Stitching Detail CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:54 AM 1
22. Tightening the Wires CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:55 AM 1
23. Ready for LapStitch Joint Panels (4, 5, 6) CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 10:57 AM 1
24-27. Stitching on Panels 4, 5, 6 CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:02 AM 1
28-29. Adding Stitch Holes CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:04 AM 1
30. Completed Assembly CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:07 AM 1
31. Tack-Welding the Hull CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:08 AM 1
32-33. Transom Tack-Welds CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:10 AM 1
34-35. Tack-Welding the Hull Seams with CA Glue CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:12 AM 1
36-37. Removing the Wires CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:14 AM 1
38-39. Epoxy Fillets CLC Forum Admin » Fri, August 28 » 11:16 AM 1

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Sketchbook

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