> I have no boat building experience, but have a moderate amount
> of woodworking experience. I've been wanting to build a canoe for
> some time - should I go with a kit, or buy plans and materials? Or
> will I be in over my head with either one? (if I spend the money and
> screw it up my wife will not be happy) I'll be doing this on my own
> with no help other than what support I can get from my supplier. Thanks.
> I built my first canoe from the article that appeard in the "Popular Mechanics" mag, the may 1990, issue. I had to redraw all the forms from the scale down plan they gave. But it was real easy and fun. Nobody beleives me when I tell them I built it. The only thing I would change would be to make it longer from 14' to maybe 16' by spreading the forms a little more. Just take your time and when you build, don't go to the next step until you are satisfied with the result of what you just did. You can't mess up if you do it like that. Don't cut corners on epoxy and wood quality. You will pay for it later.

Read any info you can get your hands on, like this board or any other. They helped me a lot.

Bob Harding