Hi Andy
Thanks for the info. and picture. Hope I can get a build quality as good as yours looks.
I have found a timber yard in Rochester Kent, just 25 miles up the road from me here in Tenterden.
They have a good supply of W.R.cedar and Siberian larch in 18ft and 20ft 1" x5" boards. They will pull the stock out to let me select the best, so the question is, can I get away with 18ft lengths on a 17ft Guillemot or would I be safer with 20s?
They will also plane to 3/4" thickness and deliver.
They also have good stock of American ash, Tulipwood, Americam hard maple, American black walnut and American cherry.
I have invested in some good grained pieces of each of these for accents and for paddle making.
This is by no means the limit of their stock, I'll let you know what else tempts me as time goes on.
A number of companies list West system epoxy, I am aware that an awful lot depends on the efficiecy of application, but will In need more than one 6kg pack of resin for a standard 17ft boat?