: Thanks for the responses; all good ones, too. I also like the 'looks' of the
: Shearwaters/Merganser,and I know Pygmy has nice kits. I've been leaning
: more toward a 'from plans' only approach, primarily just because I'd like
: to see if I can do it; and the idea of building a stripper seems to have
: caught my fancy at present.
: I know some have built a '95%' or so reduction of various boats, including
: Outer Island and Cormorant; some have mentioned they're a bit tippier than
: perhaps they'd liked? So.... looking for boats actually designed for the
: smaller paddler. Again, good ideas, and appreciated.

A simple stripper for the size range you're considering would be the Storm SLT from One Ocean. I see you're looking at the LT version, but suggest you go smaller to the SLT. I've built one, and it's a honey.

--Scott