>Shawn I have just flipped the hull on my Guillemot "L" to begin on the deck. These plans are Nick's and the "L" is 18ft long and now available from him. I just hope my kayak never ends up too close to yours, you are a true artist. This is my first and I would like to "flatten" off the little point at the top of the deck forms to facilitate a decorative strip right down the middle, what do you think? Would this eliminate one of the endearing qualities of the Guillemot? Also, what epoxy and glass do you plan to use? Thanks for being so helpful with your free info! Ray

Hi Ray, The poor photo quality that the Internet permits allows me to show you a boat that doesn't look quite as good in real life! Believe me, I have plenty of gaps between my accent strips, and a bunch of "unfair" spots I sanded all night last night! --To everyone coming to the W. Coast Rendezvous: please don't look when you see it in person! ;)

At any rate, the only endearing quality that little point has is to deflect water. If you have a wave break over the bow, that "gets the water rolling", so to speak, and the water will drop off the sides of the deck before it all washes back into your lap. I wouldn't think water would clear THAT much slower, but on my Chesapeake with a rounded deck, a lot more water washes down the deck than would run off a peaked deck.

I bought 5.5oz. 50" e-glass from Hamilton Marine http://www.hamiltonmarine.com They had an April sale for $2.99/yd, so I couldn't pass that up! I bought the 3-gallon epoxy kit from Raka for $110. I used Raka epoxy and glass for the Chesapeake, and was pleased with the performance. Raka is great, low-priced stuff. I definitely recommend it.

Coming to the Rendezvous?

Shawn