: I'm new to this Kayak building thing - I'm using Nikumi design, trying the
: plans some helpful person had had posted on their site. But as I've got
: most of the stuff cut out, I can't help but wonder if it's a little too
: narrow for me. How do you all size out boats to make sure you fit before
: you start committing material and time?

: I apologize in advance if this is a naïve question, but I'm exceptionally
: green behind the ears.

I think you can say tree time´s your lenght for the lenght and one fist on each side of your hip for the width. give or take;)