: Fun little design, though not particularly pleasing aesthetically. I can see
: several ways this could easily be modified to be far lighter than the
: current design. Making the fold-out parts frames with a skin similar to
: the "hinge" sections is the most obvious change to reduce weight
: drastically. Now I might have to try this out...

: FrankP

Right you are: it has no aesthetics. I made my daughter's pointy in comparison to the plans. Boats built with the round-corner design look like giant tongue depressers floating on the lake. Pointier is better. As for weight: the eight footers weigh maybe 20-25 lbs., so there's not much weight to save.