Beautiful boat Nick. Please post a deck pic. How much heavier than cedar would you say the boat is?
Ian

: Hi Sean, I used clear Douglas Fir (pine) on this boat it worked
: fine except a little hard to bend but I was fortunate to have
: few bends . I read somewhere on this forum to put white wood and
: also harder wood on the bottom, the reason was white wood
: doesen't show scratches like darker wood and the harder wood was
: better for hard bangs
: and rocks. I would keep my strips thinner than a 1/4" and
: narrower than 3/4".I envy you starting a new build wish I
: could, Have lot's of fun and good luck Nick R.