: Great photos thanks. Your progress is certainly leaving me in the sawdust! I
: hope this is not your first boat, I feel like such a slacker.
: grant

Hey Grant,
This is my second full-sized kayak attempt and I spent over two full days to get it to this stage. It's amazing how much faster the second boat goes. Keep in mind that I do have a fairly good understanding of how to put these things together, mostly from model building, so I'm not stopping to read the instructions or to think about what the next step will be. It was also fairly cold in that carport, so it was a good idea to keep moving. I hung up the two 24x36 inch sheets (plans) on the wall and quickly skim read the manual. Great directions, for any builder, but wanting to finish the hull first then moving on to strip the deck makes it more difficult to follow than what it's worth. However these are the best set of plans and instructions that I have ever seen. Some great tips include: Best scarfing jig, xacto knife cut through the plans into the wood to mark your cut and it cuts off cleanly to the knife cut with Bosch 20TPI blade, interior forms and external cradles worked slick (I used 1/2" MDF and it worked perfectly), stations 5 and 10 I cut out of a thick piece of Okoume (8 or 12mm?) for the bulkheads, I chose to do end pours (not necessary, but adds a nice bumper), mixing colorant into plain or thickened epoxy works great (but tough to get same color from different batches (I didn't measure, just practicing)). I'm sure there's more, but I'm on my way out the door, until next time...
SMF

PS: Don't worry about how long it will take you to complete your Cirrus, I can personally promise that you won't regret it, once it's done and you get that feeling of pride when someone stops to admire it. It's a beautiful thing!