Laughing Loon Custom Canoes & Kayaks

Laughing Loon Custom Canoes & Kayaks Beautiful • Lightweight • High Performance • Wood Strip, Canoes and Kayaks

Aleut and Greenland inspired kayak designs

Outstanding Classic Canoe designs

Beautiful • Lightweight • High Performance • Wood Strip, Canoes and Kayaks

Aleut and Greenland inspired kayak designs

Outstanding Classic Canoe designs reflecting their native heritage

Tough • Functional • Wood-cored Fiberglass Boats

Handcrafted Custom Finished Boats

Featuring Building Plans and Kits for the home builder

My second North Star is under construction, hoping to be complete in time for next summer's vacation. Best regards and ...
11/25/2025

My second North Star is under construction, hoping to be complete in time for next summer's vacation.

Best regards and thanks again for sharing your wonderful art with us home builders!

Kevin Triplett

A friend Roger Ryan built one of my Fire Star kayaks and now wishes to sell it. If you are interested call him at (203) ...
10/28/2025

A friend Roger Ryan built one of my Fire Star kayaks and now wishes to sell it. If you are interested call him at (203) 379-7189

Some progress. I have not felt well. Summer heat, Canada Smoke, Bad Lobster roll!
08/21/2025

Some progress. I have not felt well. Summer heat, Canada Smoke, Bad Lobster roll!

Hi RobThanks for all the great info in your plans. My finished canoe - old growth red cedar, yellow cedar and a touch of...
08/18/2025

Hi Rob
Thanks for all the great info in your plans. My finished canoe - old growth red cedar, yellow cedar and a touch of walnut.
Thanks again
Chris
Cascade Mountains, W

Great job Chris!!

More coating and sanding. I’m getting there.
05/17/2025

More coating and sanding. I’m getting there.

I’m coating the gunnels with layers of epoxy.
05/04/2025

I’m coating the gunnels with layers of epoxy.

I installed the watertight fore and aft compartments in the hull. The plans called for enclosed spaces. I didn't want to...
04/26/2025

I installed the watertight fore and aft compartments in the hull. The plans called for enclosed spaces. I didn't want to waste storage space so I made magnetic hatches instead. I installed the breasthook and stern transom knees. I've made scuppered inwales and have glued up the full length outwales for the gunnels. Once the gunnels are finished most construction will be complete. Then it's sanding and coating, sanding and coating, sanding and painting the exterior and varnishing the interior. 🙃

Hi Rob,Completed my Magic Kayak this morning. I am pretty thrilled with the outcome although I do have to admit to a fe...
04/15/2025

Hi Rob,

Completed my Magic Kayak this morning. I am pretty thrilled with the outcome although I do have to admit to a few imperfections which are my shortcomings, your instructions were excellent. My total cost in Canadian funds was about $2200 and my final weight 31 lbs. I expect my stem illusions etc account for a bit of this extra weight.

Thank you for your availability and guidance throughout the process. Pictures attached. Sorry there are no picturesque settings for pictures in Calgary this time of year.

Hi Rob, I just wanted to share some pictures for the finished product. I do appreciate the instruction of your manual an...
04/15/2025

Hi Rob, I just wanted to share some pictures for the finished product. I do appreciate the instruction of your manual and DVDs. I used some supplement from a few other sources (Nick Schade and Sandy Point Boat Works on YouTube, but sparingly). The boat turned out well. I actually plan to complete the MR340 endurance boat race in it this summer. Hopefully, it doesn't get torn up too much with that.

Thanks, Josh

Epoxy/fiberglass coating the hull interior, decks and floor boards. Installed a horn on the bow stem!
03/31/2025

Epoxy/fiberglass coating the hull interior, decks and floor boards. Installed a horn on the bow stem!

Glassing the exterior.
03/19/2025

Glassing the exterior.

I want a beautiful mahogany bow stem to compliment the stern hourglass mahogany transom. So I added mahogany pieces to t...
03/18/2025

I want a beautiful mahogany bow stem to compliment the stern hourglass mahogany transom. So I added mahogany pieces to the bow stem to simulate a traditional stem. Hull boards butt into a solid wood bow stem in traditional lapstrake construction.

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