Paul,

Instead of modifying the Cape Charles, how about building plywood versions of the Putz Walrus. It is a nice design for a lighter person. It calls for a 22" beam and the length is easily adjustable. It does not require lofting like the Cape Chales would. If you are interested I could give you specifics on how to build it.

Mike

: Hi Rehd,

: I've decided to build two modified clc cape charles'. I think they are a
: little high in volume for me and the wife, I'm 5'10" and about 155#,
: she's way less than that. I'll shorten her's and make it narrower, and
: I'll give mine about a 22" beam but keep the length.

: I've got enough info from the plans in Chris' book, I've got the ply I
: salvaged all cut to size on the neighbor's table saw. I've even got enough
: free glass! When I bought the 6oz glass for my S&G G boat I asked for 10
: metres, but seeing as it was the end of the roll the guy gave me the extra
: free (this is one of the benifits of dealing with wholesalers who don't
: like to muck about with small orders). I've used over 10 meters and still
: have about 8 meters left and it's about 4' wide, it may be enough if I cut
: it up into tape and follow chris' building instructions. Though, I'm a bit
: hesitant about cutting up perfectly good glass.

: So all I really need is epoxy, and I've just found a local manufacturer who
: can sell me enough for the two boats for about $150 australian (about the
: same as canadian $$$). So it looks like I will get two boats for about
: $AUS100 each. But I might lash-out and buy some nice mahogany ply for the
: decks (they don't have to look cheap after all!). I'm moving house in a
: few weeks and I'll start building after that.

: Paddling this last summer was great even with all the crazy people in power
: boats, but it was way too hot to be out on the water in the middle of the
: day. We're coming into winter now but we won't get a lot of rain til about
: august. The water temp won't drop much below about 15°C, which makes
: paddling pretty safe year-round down here, even if I can't roll yet :-)

: I'll keep you posted on my progress.

: Paul.