: 215lbs should be no problem for the Dyson. If you scroll down the page to the
: (Sabre-Saw Thread) there is a hull pic of a wood frame 5.28 Dyson I built
: many
: years ago. It's a very good paddling design. I found the first one to be
: somewhat limited in SOF storge space so I built 2 more of them with 1"
: taller
: gunwales, plus an additional 1" taller deckridge. That solved the gear
: storage issue.

Thanks tom. I was thinking that an extra inch freeboard may come in handy too. (big feet).
I will probably build it in Cedar strip.

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