11-Foot Little Auk: builds and build times

11-Foot Little Auk

An 11 ft strip-planked recreational kayak by Nick Schade, sold by Chesapeake Light Craft as a kit or as full-size plans. At 28 in beam and about 31 lb it is easy to car-top alone. It takes paddlers of 120 to 200 lb, carries a 260 lb payload, has room for size 14 shoes, and tracks more firmly than the 10 ft version of the same design.

Rated intermediate by CLC, so some prior woodworking, epoxy and fiberglass work is useful, and the documentation is leaner than for CLC's beginner kits. CLC estimates 120 hours, with the usual strip-built caveat that decorative work adds time. Measured medians from build logs appear below.

What building a 11-Foot Little Auk actually takes

Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.

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Boats like this one

Same type, closest in length.

Design	Plans from	LOA
11' 4" Wee Lassie	Newfound Woodworks	11′ 4″ (3.45 m)
11' 9" Otter	Newfound Woodworks	11′ 9″ (3.58 m)
Aerowood 310 SUP	Modern Wooden Boat	3.1 m (10′ 2″)
10-Foot Little Auk	Chesapeake Light Craft	10′ 0″ (3.05 m)
Amanda	B&B Yacht Designs	12′ 0″ (3.66 m)
Can-Yak	Glen-L Marine	12′ 0″ (3.66 m)