Boat Kits

Full Length Strips - Precut Forms - Easy to Assemble

Sea Kayaks, Canoes and Row Boats

All White Salmon Boat Works canoes and sea kayaks are made with extreme care. By doing so we ensure that each kit will be easy to assemble and free of any hidden complications. All of our kits come with compete help support - either my email, digital photographs, telephone or within 50 miles of our shop we will come over to you home if needed.

Many people have enjoyed building woodstrip boats from our kits. When you decide to purchase a kit from White Salmon Boat Works, our main mission is to have, YOU the customer, experience the least amount of problems in assembling, along with the greatest amount of enjoyment in building and finishing your boat.

White Salmon Boat Works has been building boats for many years and we have spoken with a variety of different types of want-to-be builders, either at fairs, shopping malls, boats shows, or with the person who walks in our boat shop. So throughout the years we have developed what we think are a few good (time tested) kit scenarios for our customers. We use only the finest of materials in each kit we put together, such as: Tight Bond II glue, System Three SB 112 boat builders epoxy, Z - Spar's Flagship Varnish, full length, clear and knot free western red cedar milled to`1/4" x 3/4" x ? - length of the boat selected.

Our kits prices may cost a little more then many other kit builders, however when you compare the contents of our kits with other providers, you will easily see the value you receive. We are THE ONLY kit provider that supplies the complete strongback and the saddle supports. We want you to compare prices and contents from other canoe/kayak builders before you buy a White Salmon Boat Works kit.

If you have anymore specific questions about out kits, then please telephone our workshop at (509) 493-4766 or send us an e-mail. We will be happy to help answer any and all questions you may have. Let us get you started on building your Dream Boat today.

Basic Boat Kits

Many people who purchase a basic kit are already handy in working with wood, have the necessary tools and they feel comfortable reading plans and following instructions. The cost may also be important to them.

• ½" Plywood pre -cut forms
• 70 Full-length Clear VG western red cedar strips
• 12 - yards 6 ounce Fiberglass Cloth
• Instruction Book
• Plans

Full Canoe Kit

The folks that purchase our full kits range from the inexperience; to those who have built many boats, many are repeat customers. Some are my former students who want another boat or a different model other then the one they built in my shop. Many do not have the power tools to construct the parts that the basic kit does not include. Price doesn't seem to be as important to full kit customers who want "no-hassles" in assembly, want all the parts in one well marked pile, so they can go right to work. Unlike other kit suppliers, we construct each strongback, align & number every part. Plus we supple the canoe saddle for working on the inside of your canoe. We then dissemble and carefully package everything it for shipment. You will receive all the necessary parts needed to put your boat in the water. Including everything from masking tape for the forms to varnish for the hull. Compare our list of supplies and parts with other canoe kit makers and you will see they value we offer. All kits come with Western Red Cedar for the strips, White Ash for the deck plates, seats, thwarts and gunnels. Extra cost for other types of wood. Extra cost for laminating wood for seat, thwarts.

Please Note: Due to the increase cost of shipping I have changed some items in the kit. I no longer ship the full strongback - its the weight factor.

Instead I build a strongback, mount and align the forms. I then dismantle it and ship you the strongback deck plate. The deck plate shows the centerline and station position. Just build your own strongback with two by fours and add the kits deck plate.

Includes Everything in Basic Kit, Plus:

• 2 - ½" x ¾" x ? hardwood outer gunnels
• 2 - 4" paint brushes for applying epoxy
• 2 - ½" x ¾" x ? hardwood inner gunnels
• 2 - pre-made hardwood seats with lacing holes drilled & counter sunk.
• 4 - inner deck blocks - 3/8" x ¾" x 18"
• 4 - 30' - ½" nylon lacing
• 40 - 3/8" x ½" x 4" scupper blocks
• 4 - 1½" x ¾" x 12 tapered seat blocks
• 2 - ¾" x 1½" hardwood painter doll
• 1 - System Three five minute epoxy kit
• 2 - hardwood deck plates 20' nylon string
• 2 - ¼" x ¾" x 3' alignment stricks
• 6 - 1½" x ¼" x 36"outside bow/stern stem pieces
• 20' nylon string
• 1 - strongback deck plate
• 4 - cardboard shims
• 2 - strongback legs & braces
• 2 - ¼" x 3" tapperd doll rod
• 26 - ¼" x 2½" bolts
• 2 - shaped & routed hardwood thwarts
• 2 - ¼" x ½" bolts
• 8 - 8 x 32 - 2½"brass thwarts bolts with brass washers and nuts
• 2 -- ¼" x 2" bolts-
• 2 2 - 36" X 27" canoe saddles
• 30 -1½" washers
• 2 - 5½" X 36" carpet
• 2 - quarts System Three SB112 epoxy resin
• 1 - roll 3" masking tape
• .1 - gallon System Three Sliver Tip epoxy resin
• 1 - 12 ounce can Cab-O-Sil
• 2 - quarts System Three Sliver Tip hardner
• 2 - quarts Tight bond II wood glue
• 1 - quarts System Three SB112 epoxy hardner
• 1 - quart of Z-Spar's Flagship varnish
• 1 - 6" wire paint roller
• 1 - small bottle Z-Spar's Flagship varnish thinner
• 8 - 1/8" foam roller covers
• 6 - 2"foam brushes
• 10 - 3 ounce measuring cups
• 10 - foam roller covers
• 25 - 16 ounce measuring cups
• 1 - dozen latex gloves
• 1 - 6" rubber squeegee
• 1 - PowerPoint Presentation (CD) Compact Disc on canoe building - 365 detailed sequential color photographs

Full Sea Kayak Kit

The full sea kayak kit has all the parts and supplies needed to build your woodstrip kayak. You get only the finest materials in your kit. White Salmon Boat Works is the ONLY kit supplier that supplies the pre-made strongback, legs stands that double as working saddles and the full size ¾ plywood forms. This saves you over 30 hours of labor and the worry about not getting it built correctly. Before you purchase this kit please compare prices of other sea kayak kit manufactures.

• 80 - full length western red cedar strips 8 - 1/8" x 2" x 30" for bow bang strip 2 - ¼" x ¼" x 17 strips for attaching the deck full size ¾" plywood forms and L-braces
• pre-made plywood box beam strongback and stands
• 54 - ¼" x 2 ½" bolts with nuts and 1½" washers
• 1 - block of 24" x 24" x 3" closed cell form rubber for seat
• 1 - ¼ pound bag of Cab-O-Sill bonding material
• 3 - gallons of System Three SB 112 epoxy resin and harder
• 30 - yards of 38" 6 oz fiberglass cloth
• 36 - feet of 3" wide 6 oz. fiberglass seam tape
• 1 - 16 oz. box of 5-minute epoxy
• 2 - metal adjustable foot braces
• 2 - hardwood boards & 2 stainless bolts for attaching foot braces
• 1 - anatomical seat backrest
• 2 - packages of ½" x ¾" gasket hatch material
• 3 - piece plywood hatch cover lip boards - front and rear hatch
• 4 - 3/8" plywood pieces for inside cockpit combing
• 120 - ¼" x ¾" x 2" western red cedar for inside combing lip
• 2 - pieces hardwood for top combing
• 20 - precut hardwood pieces for deck life line blocks
• 2 - feet of ¼" safety deck line rope (black with reflective white strips)
• 22 - feet of ¼" bungee cord
• 25 - 12 ounce measuring cups for fiberglass resin mixing
• 10 - 1/8" foam roller covers
• 2 - 4" brown bristles brushes for applying fiberglass resin
• 6 - 2" foam brushes
• 1 - 6" wire "paint" roller
• 1 - six inch rubber squeegee
• 1 - quart of Z-Spar's Flagship varnish
• 1 - Instruction Book with email support
• 2 - rolls masking tape