> I am trying to design a stitch and glue kayak for a class and I am stuck.
> I have all of the lines drawings, yet I have a problem. I can't figure out
> how to get from there to drawing the actual shape of the plywood panels.
> Right now I'm thinking that I need to measure the length of each
> cross-section, but how do you translate that to the correct shape? I mean,
> the top edge of the plywood is curved--so you would somehow have to find
> that curve. Then you can measure the lengths of the cross sections....

> Anyway, if you have designed one of these, I'd greatly appreciate any
> imput on the design procedure.

hey I use g carlsons hulls program... if you have a plotter you can print out full scale plans. he can also do them on paper for you. you can find a link to his page on my page or DL it from my page. it is in the boat bnuilding part. also if you wanna take a look at some of my designs they are there too. hope this helps DAVE