Chesapeake 17 rebuilt Kayak/White and Blue
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$1,500.00
$1,500.00
per item
Chesapeakes are built to endure a lifetime of strenuous touring with 4mm-okoume plywood hulls and decks, both sheathed with fiberglass. Watertight bulkheads are standard, as are hatches, deck rigging, adjustable foot braces, and a comfortable seat.
This kayak was found alone and abandoned at a camp up north by the Canadian border and I rebuilt it over this past winter. Starting by stripping away all the old fiberglass cover, paint, fillers whatever was on it and getting it right down it it's bare naked hull, reenforcing the seams with fiberglass, and epoxy and fiberglass wrap all around after that, epoxy primers for the base coat and complete refinish inside and out. This one was originally built out at the Champlain Maritime Museum years ago as part of their youth program. My son has one he built and did a two week tour of Lake Champlain as part of the program out there. 85 miles! These boats are made to be out in the weather with a proud bow to cut the waves and low stern to let the waves roll over the deck so as to put up least resistance to the weather.
