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Kombi Sail and Paddle Canoe Plywood Kit

The Kombi is a classic one- or two-person 50/50 canoe – part sailing canoe, part paddle canoe, and designed to do both jobs well.

We know its sailing performance and stability will be much higher than most paddling canoes with sails and without compromising the paddling performance.

The Kombi is the most versatile of Michael Storer’s sailing canoe designs and is the lowest cost to build.

Our Plywood Kit includes all plywood parts precision-cut from 3 sheets of 4mm BS 1088 Lloyd’s Register Okoume marine plywood using a CNC router. All parts are numbered and keyed to a drawing for reference. Parts may have little tabs (shaker tabs) along the perimeter remaining from the cutting process that you’ll be able to quickly and easily remove with a sanding block. Other than that, they are ready for epoxy coating and assembly.

Please email me with any questions you may have.

This is a new offering, so pricing hasn’t been set yet. For more information, please email us using the form below.

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  • Length 4.74m (15’ 10”)
  • Beam 0.86m (34”)
  • Sail Area Unreefed 5sqm (54sqft) for light winds or 2 crew, reefable to 4.1sqm (44sqft) and 3sqm (32sqft)
  • Estimated Hullweight 4mm Okoume Ply & 2oz glass – 21kg (45lb)
  • Hull depth as on an average 2-person paddling canoe

Performance and Stability Aims for the Kombi 50/50 Sail and Paddle Canoe

The aim for the design was for it to look as close as possible to a standard paddling canoe when the sailing gear was removed.

Joost Engelen and I have done a lot of work together on improving the sailing stability of sailing canoes without compromising their amazing sailing speed. This design pushes the stability and sailing performance into a more paddling canoe format.

  • More stability for less stressful sailing performance and handling
  • A hullform much more along the lines of a paddling canoe than our previous sailing canoe work
  • More sailing dinghy style handling with less chance of stalling halfway through a manouevre

 

Michael Storer
Designer
Storer Boat Plans

Our Plywood Kit includes all 4mm plywood parts precision-cut from 3 sheets of 4mm BS 1088 Lloyd’s Register Okoume marine plywood using a CNC router. All parts are numbered and keyed to a drawing for reference. Parts may have little tabs (shaker tabs) along the perimeter remaining from the cutting process that you’ll be able to quickly and easily remove with a sanding block. Other than that, they are ready for epoxy coating and assembly.

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