: OK guys, thanks to all the awesome information i got about boat designs, i've
: decided to go with the chesapeake 18 to haul me and my heap-o-gear. now,
: heather is looking at the arctic tern for her 5'6", 130# self (plus
: 120#'s of gear, or so),,, what's the word? by the way, y'all are great for
: giving up so much free advice. oh, and one last question... after building
: the chesapeake from a kit, would building the tern from plans be the way
: to go? how much time will i save by buying the whole kit? time is kind of
: an issue, i must say. thx...

Here is the shearwater kayaks webpage:

http://www.shearwater-boats.com/forhome.html

check them out. very pretty boats and plans are good. we currently have all panels stitched together and will be taping the seams this weekend to glass the hull probably next wkend or so.

Pete Czerpak albany, NY