: I saw a "Laughing Loon Georgian Bay model" on the water recently
: and it is a very cool kayak for sure. I am familiar with the strip-built
: process(never built one though). Since I am a composites professional, I
: was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on exchanging the wooden strips
: for foam strips? There all all sorts of marine grade foams that may lend
: themselves to this technique. Using foam and graphite could yield a
: lightweight yak. I was concidering the use of Rohacell foam, or perhaps
: PVC and epoxy, or vinyl ester marine grade (hytex) resin. No particular
: design identified as of yet.Input welcomed!

In a similar thread a while back someone posted that you could use "c-flex" directly over stripper forms to build a composite boat. I am not familiar with the product or composite building but I was planning to research it a bit.
I think it's a glass product with rods running in the fabric in one direction which would support the glass between forms without the use of foam.

Jim