Design
16' Flachbuendiges Kanu
Designed by Boatkits
A 4.80 m flat-bottomed canoe sold as a CNC-cut stitch-and-glue kit by Boatkits, part of Denmark's Boatplans ApS. The hull is just two sides and a bottom. The flat floor gives plenty of initial stability and a draft of about 0.10 m for shallow water near the bank. Beam is 0.88 m, weight about 25 kg, and it is rated for up to three people.
In the words of the page, building a canoe cannot get easier than this, so it is an obvious first project. The kit house's figure is 30 to 40 hours to the bare hull, with finishing put at 1 to 1.5 times as much on top. Budget roughly 60 to 100 hours. Real hours from logged builds are below.
What building a 16' Flachbuendiges Kanu actually takes
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