It is official, I am building a canoe. Tuesday night my good friend Kevin and I met to discuss building our first canoes. At this point we have researched online and have some valuable print resources on the way. We are fairly certain we are going to build fiberglass canoes. The length is something we are still debating as we are not sure if we want to build light canoes for portaging or larger heavier canoes for “car” camping.

For those looking to build their own canoe here are some of the better resources we found:

• Great blog post on the overall process of building a fiberglass or Kevlar canoe:
  Build Your Own Kevlar Canoe
• “The” Book recommended by many online canoe building resources: Building Your Kevlar Canoe: A Foolproof Method and Three Foolproof Designs by James Moran (Written in 1995, cost $45 on Amazon)
• Newer book on canoe building: Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and Easy Way: How to Build Tough, Super-Safe Boats in Kevlar, Carbon, or Fiberglass(Written in 20099, costs around $15 on Amazon)
• Good information on Kevlar versus Fiberglass along with the different types of canoes:
  -Kick around the site, there is a lot of good information on different types and styles. Pros and cons. Building a Canoe