> Rehd:

> I have enjoyed your posts and hope you have good luck and good fun with
> whichever project you undertake. I match your size, (6'4", 240 lbs,
> size 13 feet, 37' sleeves), and I built Nick's beautiful Guillemot
> Expedition Single this summer. My butt was _below_ the waterline, air
> holes _above_ (well, except for one brief episode...) for a week-long salt
> water trip this summer and I can attest that the boat will carry you just
> fine. It has the displacement to carry me and my gear, and enough room for
> me to live in the boat for hours at a time. I _did_ enlarge the cockpit
> from the original specifications, wider and longer. The boat can fairly be
> called a cozy fit, but I intend to make it even more garment-like with a
> proper custom seat, a'la butt mold in sand to fiberglass.

> For the boat's construction details, I have all the pictures posted and
> only half the descriptions at:

> http://sites.netscape.net/evalley If you are not yet decided on a
> particular model, and the carrying capacity of the boat is a prominent
> concern, I can safely say that this boat will do the job. Beyond
> "doing the job", it is the most beautiful design I have ever
> seen.

> -- Ed Valley

Ed, It just so happens that the Expedition did catch my eye, but, I was worried about fitting my ........derier into a beam that size. I'm afraid that my experience is non-existant and to modify something like this just might be beyond my abilities. At least for now. I catch on quick, but, I'd hate to make a mistake on something like this. ???? I had figured on a minumum of about 22', and probably up in the 24" area. I like, also, the Night Herron design, but, again, the Butt won't fit. Don't need a shoe-horn fit. Too old and too likely to stay this way. I liked the pics on your site, and I'd like to do that myself. That is definitely a great looking boat. I've got a couple of months to pick a design, so, I'll keep looking. There's lots out there. I need to concentrate on the canoe I'm doing first and make sure I learn a lot before I move on. Thanks for the look-see. :) Like to see the rest of your site when you get the const. done. Rehd