King Canvasback - By John M. Miller Jr. After some exciting appearances on television during the Olympics, kayaks became the object of feverish interest. But boats like those range in price from just under $300 to quite a bit over. Thus comes King Canvasback, a beautiful little kayak that weighs only 65 lbs. and is easy to build If you think the name King Canvasback is familiar, that may be because you’ve already heard of Canvasback, a small kayak that's been in MI's Plans Catalog for several years. She's one of our most asked for plans, and when the interest in larger kayaks became apparent, it was decided to redesign and lengthen her. Fifteen feet long and 31 in. in beam, King Canvasback is an ideal father and son project, The craft is easily handled by one man and two boats can be car topped on a small car. It takes only a few weekends of work from lay out to launching. The project is simple enough for hand tools but a variable speed jig saw, drill and orbital sander make the job go faster.