: Yea, that's what I've got waiting in the wings -- for this winter, maybe,
: although I told myself I wouldn't build another kayak until I moved out of
: my second-floor apartment and into a house or condo. ('course, then I'd
: have less dough to spend on building kayaks, wouldn't I? ) I was
: thinking of making it a hybrid with a 3mm hull with a George-esque lay-up
: of multiple layers of 3-oz. inside and out, and a custom stripped
: mostly-flat deck. Maybe even play around with some light Kevlar on the
: inside. I'd like to shoot for less than the 37# weight of a comparable
: Betsie Bay kayak, but with increased strength and better looks -- BBK only
: tapes their inside seams...

: Either that or a hybrid of a strip deck on a Seguin plywood hull, but I
: haven't seen many reports of Seguins being built. I guess I have more
: faith in Chris Cunningham's design because he took the dimensions off of
: his Greenland skin-on-frame kayaks.

: Dean

As for using lighter wood and glass, my SO's Merganser 17 has a 3 mm deck and 4 oz glassed deck. The hull is still 4 mm and 6 oz though. Seems to lighten it up quite nicely and make it easier for her to carry. 3 mm is noticeably flexier and much easier to sand through though so be careful in its sanding.

Too bad the purpleheart used is a bit heavy though.

pete czerpak
albany, NY