> My 7 year old son and I just built a Glen-L Kidyak, and have had many very
> enjoyable hours this summer on local lakes. It was very easy to make
> (especially after I built a CLC Mill Creek last year). He's 65 lbs. now,
> and I don't know if the Kidyak will last another two years - we'll see.

> http://www.glen-l.com/designs/canu-row/kidyak.html There have been
> discussions about design software on this and the design bulletin board. I
> chickened out and bought plans rather than spend the time to get up to
> speed on one of those.

I second the endorsement of the Kid-Yak. I built one from a single sheet of 4mm Okume last winter with my 8 now 9 year old son and it is a treasure. Glen-L specs gross weight of 100 lbs for 4 inch waterline. I guess kid-yak weight at 20-25 pounds and son is about 70 pounds, so there may not be another year of head-room. But some of his heavier friends exceeded this weight and were all over in it. Planning to build a larger kayak this winter, just to stock up!