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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Excellent bood for the novice to the experenced. If you are looking for a book full of those little time saving techniques that result into a great kayak, this is the book. Ted takes you through all the steps from setting up a straight jig to applying fiberglass in a way that eliminates most of the sanding. The kayak as presented is strong and durable for most expedition and general kayak use. If one wants to increase the strenght, there are many references on the Internet that would enhance those desires. Notwithstanding, Kayakcraft rates up there as one of the best "how to" books.
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Summary: great book with a problem
Review: I agree with all of the positive points expressed by the other reviewers, I own both Kayakcraft and Canoecraft and have built boats by other techniques... I was planning to draft my own stem and station molds from the tables in the book... Surprise! They are almost impossible to work from unless you are already familiar with lofting. With seemingly endless pages devoted to hydrodynamic design, there are only a few sentences describing the data tables, and a reference vaguely points to a page number in the reference section. These guys want you to buy their plans and molds, which is OK, but they should state this up front. Moores also skirts this point in the FAQ section of his website. ONE PARAGRAPH of explanation or scaled drawings would have made this book truely invaluable.
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Summary: Kayakcraft review
Review: I own the Kayakcraft and Canoecraft books. I had little trouble following the tables in the canoecraft and I was able design other canoes. The Kayakcraft book seems to offer useful information for construction but the tables leave me stumped. No doubt they are hoping to sell plans along with the book.
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Summary: Kayakcraft review
Review: I own the Kayakcraft and Canoecraft books. I had little trouble following the tables in the canoecraft and I was able design other canoes. The Kayakcraft book seems to offer useful information for construction but the tables leave me stumped. No doubt they are hoping to sell plans along with the book.
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Summary: Excellent companion book
Review: I recently purchased "KayakCraft" and found it to be an excellent complementary book to Nick Schade's "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak". Very little is actually repetitive from the earlier book, and it describes different building methods and systems.The finishing and joinery techniques described will help the builder make a really professional craft. Moore's instructions are such that the builder does not have to skimp on quality, or take shortcuts in the finished product; rather, the techniques described will allow the builder to build a quality kayak, efficiently. The published test-panel failures for different thicknesses and materials are helpful in determining tradeoffs between the different layups.
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Summary: great book with a problem
Review: I recently purchased "KayakCraft" and found it to be an excellent complementary book to Nick Schade's "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak". Very little is actually repetitive from the earlier book, and it describes different building methods and systems. The finishing and joinery techniques described will help the builder make a really professional craft. Moore's instructions are such that the builder does not have to skimp on quality, or take shortcuts in the finished product; rather, the techniques described will allow the builder to build a quality kayak, efficiently. The published test-panel failures for different thicknesses and materials are helpful in determining tradeoffs between the different layups.
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Summary: Excellent companion book
Review: I recently purchased "KayakCraft" and found it to be an excellent complementary book to Nick Schade's "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak". Very little is actually repetitive from the earlier book, and it describes different building methods and systems. The finishing and joinery techniques described will help the builder make a really professional craft. Moore's instructions are such that the builder does not have to skimp on quality, or take shortcuts in the finished product; rather, the techniques described will allow the builder to build a quality kayak, efficiently. The published test-panel failures for different thicknesses and materials are helpful in determining tradeoffs between the different layups.
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Summary: good but could be better
Review: I recently purchased this book along with " The Strip-Built Sea Kayak " by Nick Schade. I agree that this book definitely needs some explanation on drawing the forms from the offset tables. Shade's book explains it O.K. Even after reading Schade's book I found Moores' table's confusing. I realize he is tring to sell plans for his boats, but come on he should have a little more explanation then that. Otherwise this book is pretty good.
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Summary: Offsets in book work perfect, not a conspiracy to sell plans
Review: I see several people are having trouble with the offset tables. They are really not complicated at all. The appendix explains exactly how to use this information to create the station molds you will need to begin planking the boat on the strongback (the temporary building jig/frame of the boat). I know they work because I used them to build my boat without the $100 worth of plans. This can be done with ruler and pencil or CAD if you have access to it. If after reading the appendix you still don't understand it, go to the builder's forum on bearmountainboats.com and either search through the history or start a new thread to get your answers. Lots of helpful folks on there willing to answer. Also, there are updates to the offset tables on the website, so you can get the latest updates before starting to layout your station molds! Does that sound like a conspiracy to sell plans? I don't know what the guy who rated this book one star is trying to build, but whatever it is, it's an engineering problem far beyond the scope of this book, or any other book of its type. One would have to get into serious engineering analysis to answer that question. This book is for building touring and pleasure kayaks. If that's what you want to build, this is arguably the best book to do it with. Sounds like Nick Schade's book is really good too. I hope to read it someday.
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Summary: Offsets in book work perfect, not a conspiracy to sell plans
Review: I see several people are having trouble with the offset tables. They are really not complicated at all. The appendix explains exactly how to use this information to create the station molds you will need to begin planking the boat on the strongback (the temporary building jig/frame of the boat). I know they work because I used them to build my boat without the $100 worth of plans. This can be done with ruler and pencil or CAD if you have access to it. If after reading the appendix you still don't understand it, go to the builder's forum on bearmountainboats.com and either search through the history or start a new thread to get your answers. Lots of helpful folks on there willing to answer. Also, there are updates to the offset tables on the website, so you can get the latest updates before starting to layout your station molds! Does that sound like a conspiracy to sell plans? I don't know what the guy who rated this book one star is trying to build, but whatever it is, it's an engineering problem far beyond the scope of this book, or any other book of its type. One would have to get into serious engineering analysis to answer that question. This book is for building touring and pleasure kayaks. If that's what you want to build, this is arguably the best book to do it with. Sounds like Nick Schade's book is really good too. I hope to read it someday.
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