: maybe)

: I think you'll be happier with a strip-built canoe than with an
: S&G one. While a lot of effort has been put into creating
: S&G kayak designs, not much has carried over into canoes. A
: lot of amateur kayak designs, and a few pro designs (like Nick's
: S&G Guillemot) are available as free offsets. There are
: maybe a dozen or two decent S&G canoe plans available. They
: tend to be sold as expensive, full size plans, and altering them
: is time consuming. I'm not sure why there is less development of
: good S&G canoes than kayaks. There are hundreds of designs
: for strip-built canoes, and tailoring any of them for personal
: reasons can be as simple as changing the placement of a building
: form.
: N yet
: If you haven't yet done so, take a look at the tandem kayak plans
: at www.clarkcraft.com. They are older designs and tend to be
: shorter and wider than many of the newer designs.

: Just some thoughts for ya

: PGJ

Hey Paul,

Windy enough for ya? Trying to keep everything here from blowing away, going to take a week to rake up all the mulch that's blown all over the yard.

Bill H.