Dimensions 14'3" Long
Water line - Unmeasured
Beam 28"
Materials - Luanne Plywood - Home Depot, Fir and white wood.
Fastening - Galvanized Staples, Few Screws
Glue - Titebond II - fiberglass tape and epoxy along the seams.
Finish - epoxy only for now
Time - 12 hours
Cost - $40 lumber, plywood, staples and screws (estimated) - Epoxy
$10
Dave Gulley of Houston designed his as "stitch and glue". This one
has chine logs and 1 x 2 framing and thwarts. Boat has been paddled about
5 times. It is fairly stable. A small skeg was installed after the first
3 trips to the "lake" and it improved both speed and tracking.
This is the only boat like this that I have ever paddled extensively and I am a complete rookie. I am in the "by guess and by gosh" method of design and evaluation.