Help! I have started a kayak from commercial plans that really suck. I would be glad to reveal who's by e-mail. But at the present time I would be glad to just get it to work.

(1) I'm at the stage where you stitch the beast together and I have some concerns. Boat is 198" stem to stern and has a 22" beam also is only 11" deep at amidship(sides) Will this thing even float 200lbs?

(2) How are the sides and the bottom supposed to go together? edge to edge- or bottom over sides and sanded back(my idea) or what? I have loosly wired it this way.

(3) How do you figure the angle to cut the sheer clamps at stem and stern?

(4) Does anybody know of a similar design that would show location of cockpit and bulkheads for a boat this size? I would greatly appreciate any comments and or help you guys might have for this prarie boy.