Design
12' 8" Excursion
Designed by Hans Friedel
A 12 ft 8 in recreational kayak by Hans Friedel, sold by Newfound Woodworks as plans or a cedar-strip kit. About 35 lb, 25.25 in beam, 250 lb capacity. It is aimed at day trips on lakes and quiet water for paddlers of any ability, with a large cockpit that still takes a spray skirt, fore and aft bulkheads, and the option of a smaller cockpit opening.
The shortest strip kayak in the range, and a reasonable first kayak. The kit uses Newfound's Ladder-LOC strongback, which the company says cuts strongback setup from 8 to 10 hours down to about 2. Decked kayaks take longer than open canoes, so as a rule of thumb budget 180 to 280 hours. Real hours from logged builds are below.
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