HOW TO BUILD A BEAUTIFUL CANOE OR ROWBOAT
SIMPLY AND CHEAPLY
Learn how to build a tough, versatile and beautiful boat that weighs only 20lbs, with our easy to follow, step by step instructional video and plans!
Brian Chandler has been building boats for twenty five years, and teaching people how to do it for ten years, and over the years his techniques and design have evolved, always seeking the easiest way to build the lightest, toughest canoe available. Or you can buy the kit from us which includes the video, the plans and all the materials you need. Download the video here for only ********************
The video tells you exactly what materials you need, and you should be able to buy them locally for under $200. Contact us for the ballistic nylon skin.
The Dreamcatcher Boat Building Video Package includes:
$49.99 (U.S. funds)
"I really enjoyed your boat building video. It was easy to follow and building my canoe wasn't stressful at all. The project developed in a very interesting way, gradually emerging from nothing into a beautiful and working canoe."
Sarah
“We finished the rowboat on Saturday. The varnish was still a bit soft but we went out for sea-trials yesterday with a Minn-kota Endura 30lb thrust motor and it ran beautifully. The boat tracks like an arrow even in powerboat wakes. It is a very stable, very quiet, and fast fishing boat.“
Upon popping the boat from the form, every odd bend in the gunwales or stringers relaxed and the boat took an amazing form. The boat weighs in at around 10-12lbs currently. I am debating adding more ribs, right not they are every 17" I may just add them to the center seating areas. This boat looks AMAZING. I can't believe how fast it has come together. I changed the front most ribs from have a block drop down to the keel to really working a rib to run all the way down to the keel. Tomorrow I'm going to fair the boat and possible lash ribs in between.
Time: About 2 days "
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“My name is Antonio Prado, and I live in Santos, south of Brazil.
I've bought your video "Build your own skin-on-frame Ultralight canoe"; you give lots of information that are hard to get elsewhere and, above that, you SHOW how simple it is to build the canoe. Thanks for that! "
I'm not much of a wood worker, somehow that gene missed me as everyone else in my family for generations has done fabulous work with wood. Not sure what happened with this project maybe it is because I am a little older and I have more patience, or maybe it is because this design is so simple even I couldn't mess it up.
Barry G.
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I met Brian at the Vancouver Boat Show and I really liked the canoes he had in his booth. He told me I could build one which made me laugh but I thought I would pick up his DVD anyway. To my surprise the DVD came with scaled down plans and his DVD showed how simple it was so I thought I would give it a try.
I would like to mention that I am building this on my 3rd floor, 12'x5' balcony, and I did my milling down in the underground parking lot. This project doesn't require a lot of room."
Here are some pics of the boats you can build:
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The Dreamcatcher Boat Building Package includes:
$49.99 (U.S. funds)
Whatever it is that you want in an ultralight boat,( the one person canoe's weight starts at around 18lbs) you can do it following the technique shown in this video, which is at the same time revolutionary and ancient, ancient because it has been around since the beginning of time, and revolutionary because the materials you use are ultra-modern. When our ancestors built boats, they built them out of materials at hand, including the skins of whatever animals they could kill. These days, we use cutting edge ballistic nylon for the skin, a virtually indestructible product: if it stops grenade fragments, it’ll make short work of rocks, barnacles, gravel, and anything else you’re likely to hit. We’ll show you how easy they are to build, using very few tools and your bare hands, and, because they use no poisons, you can even build them in your living room!! (Mind you, we prefer to use the workshop!)
DREAMCATCHER BOATS WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED SO THAT THEY COULD BE BUILT EASILY AND SUCCESSFULLY BY A COMPLETE NOVICE WITH NO EXPERIENCE AND EVEN LESS CONFIDENCE, EVEN BY A CHILD, SO THAT THEY CAN BE WONDERFUL PARENT/CHILD PROJECTS, WHICH COST VERY LITTLE AND YET WILL PROVIDE YEARS OF HAPPY MEMORIES.
Brian Chandler’s step by step instructions, and his ability to de-mystify the art of boat building will walk you through the entire project, as well as providing you with telephone or email support while you’re doing it!
AND DON’T FORGET : you also get two sets of free plans, and we can send you all the materials you need, if you like
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The Dreamcatcher Boat Building Package includes:
$49.99 (U.S. funds)
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