: Kyle,

: Very strange that you had this issue as well... could there be a problem with
: the pattern? I am very happy to hear that it worked out well for you. I
: suppose that I'll glue the joints with the forms as they are, then try
: raising them to strip the deck.

: A sort of random question, but if you don't mind, how much does your boat
: weight? How much and what type of fiberglass did you use? I'm struggling
: to decide what glass to go with and where to apply it. I'd like the boat
: to be able to stand up to any type of water (not including being bashed
: against rocks there), though to be honest, this will likely only ever see
: calm days. I wonder what the difference in weight between the low and high
: deck versions is... I'd ordered the low, but since the high deck forms
: arrived, I think I'll go with that for at least the bow, I'm considering
: re-profiling them for the stern.

I'm afraid that I may not have the best example for your use. I the past three kayaks I have built were made out of 3mm ply. This one also has only 3/16 inch thick strips on the deck. Using this lighter material has given me a kayak that is still under 26 pounds before outfitting.

Regardless of the material I always use the same glassing scheme, which is 6 oz E-glass on the inside and outside of the hull and 4 oz inside and out on the deck.

I can't believe that the different deck height would significantly alter the weight of the kayak and I am sure you would be delighted at how the high deck looks when you are finished. Nick really did design a beautiful deck shape for this kayak.

Kyle