> I found "The Strip Built Kayak" by Chris Kulszyki (has lots of
> vowels...:-) ) to be an excellent/mandatory companion book for building a
> stitch and glue boat.

Minor Correction:

The Strip Built Sea Kayak is Nick Schade's book. I think Chris Kulczycki's book is called "The Kayak Shop: Three Elegant Wooden Kayaks Anyone Can Build" Obviously the latter is more appropriate for your S&G project.

Both books are on amazon.com

While I haven't yet done a strip built, I did
> purchase and enjoy Nick's book which has lots of tips/techniques that
> would apply to any boat building project.

> Also, for great information on epoxies/resins/fillers, check out the web
> sites for West Systems, System Three and RAKA. They have lots of excellent
> free (or cheap) literature that can save you a LOT of subsequent
> headaches.

> Review and print out relevant tips/discussions offered on this bulletin
> board. I've learned an incredible amount from this group's collective
> wisdom.