Hard chine canoes and kits Hard chine canoes and kits Plywood planks are stitched together and the seams sealed with fibreglass tape set in epoxy. The exterior is part sheathed in lightweight fibreglass cloth for scratch resistance and the remainder of the hull sealed in epoxy.
Standard trim is in hardwood with webbing seats and the whole finished in yacht varnish.
Using up to five planks per side a well rounded shape can be achieved with performance similar to a cedarstrip canoe. Kits come with full building instructions and notes on making your own sailing rig and paddle carving. The Wren and Baby Wren have a flat bottom plank and two planks per side. Selway Fisher version. The Peterborough is a fast touring boat of moderate volume.