Monkcraft Kayaks is a specialized 'one monk' shop where I produce hand built limited production high quality skin on frame Greenland Kayaks and Kayak Kits. My Greenland Skin Boats are precisely fitted to your body's size and shape, intended use for the kayak, skill level, aesthetic taste in kayak shape and how the kayak is fitted out.
Skin on frame building technology allows for a level of custom hull size and shape no other building method can approach while at the same time offering superior strength and uncommon good looks.

Why skin on frame? On the water, there is nothing like the lively feel of a skin boat silently gliding through the chop and how one can feel the waves through the skin as the frame subtly dances and reacts wonderfully to each wave. It feels like you are part of the water. They feel organic and alive! These qualities make for a much more intimate experience between you and the water. Compare the experience of a hand build skin kayak and a commercial boat, and your heart will be lost to the skin boat. They truly are the thoroughbred of kayaks with 3,000 years of real life R&D behind them in Greenland.

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For people who want to build a Greenland skin on frame kayak, there is now an option between building from scratch and buying a completed kayak from a builder. MonkCraft’s Greenland kayak kits are just like my completed SOF kayaks in design, performance, quality and aesthetic appeal. These kits are also fully customized and tailor fitted to your body and uses for the kayak. The frame construction is classic Greenland skin on frame technology with strength giving lashed joints, wood pegs and steam bent oak ribs. No longer must you build kits from plywood and epoxy.

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The kit comes with everything you need, including a fully illustrated and very detailed assembly manual and technical support if you get stuck. To complete the kayak little woodworking is required. The gunwales are milled to shape, mortised, marked and pre-drilled for the deck beams and ready to go. The deck beams are cut and ready to install, as are the pre-bent ribs. The stems, coaming and all others parts are ready for assembly. Once you have completed the frame, you’ll skin it, dye and shrink the skin, apply the polyurethane and fit out the kayak. This kit is designed so that you can built it in your living room if necessary and will take only 30 to 40 hours to complete. Only simple ordinary tools are required.

So, if the steep learning curve, material sourcing and tool investment required to build a skin kayak from scratch is too much, or buying a completed kayak is too easy or expensive, a MonkCraft Greenland kayak kit is the way to go.

Whether you decide to buy a completed kayak or a kayak kit, with a Monkcraft Kayak, you will enjoy the pleasure of owning a very special, unique and gorgeous limited production kayak built to order just for you. All for a reasonable price. It is with great respect and pleasure that I help continue the tradition of the Greenland skin kayaks into our modern era.