I just sent off an email to Pygmy. Hopefully they will get back to me soon and tell me if the boat will float me. Be a shame to build it and have it sink under me because I weigh too much!

Thanks for the suggestion. I had not even thought of Pygmy because I was concentrating on strip built.

: I had a Coaster for 5 years. Loved it. Surfed, camped, tidal stream play, sea
: caves,anything. But I had two problems with it: no bulkheads and I
: couldn't put it on edge as easily as I could narrower boats. The no
: bulkheads was great for camping, but pumping out the huge amount of water
: was exhausting. I used a sea sock but that was entangling. The more I went
: into harsher conditions, the more I wanted bulkheads and hatches. The
: edging problem is due to my size, 5'6" 130#. You would have no
: problem.

: I tried a lot of wooden kayaks and finally settled on a Pygmy Arctic Tern 14.
: It handled like the Coaster in wind and waves, but was easier to edge. It
: has bulkheads. It is lighter.