Precut, solid wood parts and trim kits to help you fit out and rig your boat
Cut from hardwood and softwood lumber that we select and inventory
Our Hull Timber Kit includes all the solid lumber called for in the plans to build the hull, precut to final dimensions, and shipped on the pallet. Typical parts in a hull timber kit vary from boat to boat, but typically include:
Gunwale wood: inwales and rubrails from Ash or a Mahogany
Chinelogs and inner keels from cedar
Stems and transoms from mahogany
Hardwood outer stems sawn or supplied as laminations
Seat risers and seats for interior, typically softwoods
Cedar floorboards and cleating
Hardwood oarlock pads & footrests
Centerboard trunk end posts and bed logs from mahogany
Many hardwood components are cut on our CNC: knees, partners, tillers, and other curved components are precut
Because of the thoroughness of our precut kits, you do not need a table saw, planer, jointer. It may still be handy to have a small benchtop bandsaw.
““Every time I’ve had a question or “huh” moment, your documentation and drawings have answered the question. It really feels like you’re standing next to me ready to clarify the issue. The accuracy and logic of the parts has been astounding.”
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The Chase Small Craft Spar Timber Kit is cut from clear, Native Eastern White Spruce that we select and dry in house:
Pictured here are hull timber parts on the left and birdsmouth mast staves on the right, precut with the birdsmouth joint and scarfs.
Solid spars. We ship the Spruce in 8' maximum segments which you glue to length/width and shape according to the spar plans. The spars come ready to shape after any laminating and tapering necessary. For solid masts, the spars come pre-tapered, 4 sided which means you only need to round the spar.
Hollow, box boom: Some of the larger boats have a light, stiff boom we design from Spruce staves sided with 6mm plywood. This makes a rectangular section boom with superior stiffness at reduced weight, ideal for the lug rigs.
Hollow, Birdsmouth mast. Most of the boats larger than 12’ call for a hollow mast using the Birdsmouth sparmaking technique. We supply the staves precut with the classic birdsmouth v-cut on one edge delivered on 8-foot lengths with scarfs precut on them. We provide the molds which allow you to accurately glue up and shape the whole mast.
Spar gauges: we can supply 8-siding and 16-siding gauges needed to shape your mast. They will be in your kit if required with the pencils too!
Typically, spar timber kits and hull timber kits ship with the plywood kit on the pallet. But some folks elect to wait on the spar kit in which case we can ship that later via FedEx.
If you are interested in a spar kit for your boat, call us at 207-602-9587 to discuss whether we can cut a kit for your boat project.
We do have a 3-day sparmaking class offered once a year, an opportunity to pick up your spar kit and learn how to build them!
Oars. At this time Clint is supplying oarmaking kits cut using the same Eastern White Spruce for looms and laminated Okoume for the blades. Check them out here.
Some examples of the woods we use and the timber parts we cut
