: I'd prefer to stay out of your decision making process, but since you
: asked...I prefer the Sea Rider for it's more lively feel in the water.
: In fact, it and the Sonnet are my favorites.

: The Sea Rider turns just a little quicker, with tracking, stability, and
: rolling about the same as the Sea ranger. I consider both boats to be quite
: stable "for their configuration", as do most experienced paddlers
: who have
: built them. Well over 100 Sea Rider's and Sea Ranger's have been completed
: in both folding and non folding versions.

: With light packing, you could manage an overnight with fore and aft hatches,
: and additional storage on the flat aft deck. Make no mistake, these boats
: were purpose designed for rolling, day paddling, and exercise... not touring.
: There are plenty of other boats in the manual for that purpose.

: Buid a Sea Rider and a Sea Tour 15 / 17 EXP and you will have all the bases
: covered

: Tom

I started lofting the Sea Rider last night and it is TINY. I don't see how I can get my legs and feet to fit in it; my toes are sticking several inches above the form for section 3. I'm probably going to try altering the front deck, but might try a different design all together. My friend is building an Igdlorssuit / Anas Acuta (http://www.nessmuking.com/articles/igdlorssuit-free-plans-for-the-boat-before-anas-acuta/) and it's quite tempting to build one as well. I'm going to browse the rest of Tom's designs this evening and see what I can come up with.

Would be especially interested to hear from anyone who's run into this before.