This slideshow showing building Viola canoe hull documents each plywood construction phase, from cutting panels to fitting bulkheads and spars.
Thanks to Joost Engelen we have a nice documentation of building the Viola 14 Sailing canoe.
- Cutting ply
- Stitching Basic Hull
- Fitting web frames for deck and buoyancy tanks
- Fitting tank face
- Fitting mast partner
- Fitting Deck
- Centrecase and mast step
- Epoxy coating
- Painting
- Foils including rudderbox – more rudder details here
- Quick overview of spars and rigging – longer version
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More on the Viola 14 Sailing Canoe
The Viola plywood Sailing Canoe plan has the sailing characteristics of a performance sailing dinghy with the portability of a wooden canoe. More Information on the Viola 14
Find specific information about boat building techniques here
