Lightning 17 Kayak
November 5, 2000:
Since I placed this page Don has built his own website with many new kayak models. Click here to see more at Waters dancing
Conveniently located about
a kilometer from my house is the boat building /supply shop, Boat Craft.
The shop is owned and operated by Don Moore. This is a second-generation
enterprise founded by Don's father Jim in 1950. Don has a lifetime love for
kayaks and after much experimentation has designed this beautiful 17-foot
multichine sea-touring model. He calls it the Lightning 17 and it
is sold under the Waters Dancing Boat Kits label. Don has made
this boat available as a kit that sells for about $1200.00 Cdn (that's about
$830 US). The kit is very complete, including precut parts, WEST epoxy, glass
cloth, wire ties, building manual, telephone support line etc. The parts are
all cut from Lloyds rated BS1088 Okoume marine plywood with a computer driven
router.
I have not built this
hull, but I have been in Boat Craft's shop enough times throughout the design
and construction process to say this is one carefully thought out kit. Don's
Shop is a valuable local resource and I can vouch for the integrity of his
work.
Don Moore in his lightning 17
Lightning
17 by Waters Dancing Boat Kits:
Design: Computer designed asymmetrical
rounded multichine taped seam one person sea kayak
Dimensions: Length 17 feet, beam 24"
Openings: Cockpit 31" x 17.5";
Front hatch 17" x 10"; Rear hatch 19" x 13"
Weight: 30 to 45 pounds (depending on epoxy
and fiberglass application)
The morning mist
retreats over the glass-smooth surface of the bay. As the paddle dips, the kayak
glides easily over the water, crystal-clear to the bottom. As you leave the
protected inlet, your journey begins and a gentle breeze sets the waters
dancing.
For further information
contact:
BOAT CRAFT
6316 - 106 Street,
Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6H 2V3
Phone: 403.437.4919 Fax:
403.433.4373
Website:
Email:
Why would someone want
to build a boat?
"It isn't just the
boat they need. It is the building of the boat that is important. The feel of
the wood, the smell of the shavings, the right to say they built it."
- Jim Moore, founder
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