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Re: Strip: kayak for beginner builder
By:Kevin Greer
Date: 7/9/2014, 5:29 pm
In Response To: Strip: kayak for beginner builder (benji bouknight)

Yeah I went through same daunting task on deciding on a kayak to build several years ago. Some ideas and lessons I discovered. I would focus on the which design you think would meet your needs first. Coming to mind would be the Spring Run from Redfish, one of the Guillemot kayaks, Great Auk, Guillemot S, regular, or L, maybe a micro bootlegger for a more recreational kayak.
I built a Guillemot L which classified as a moderately difficult to build. I had no major problems with the build.
Before buying I watched many of Nick's YouTube videos to understand the difficulty.
I used bead and cove strips vs a rolling bevel planed edge, for simplicity on my first build. I know on this forum there much debate on this forum about which best.
I bought a kit from CLC for my first build, which worked fine. After researching and pricing lumber in SW Florida it was better to buy pre cut strips vs shipping western cedar lumber. I could have made my own strips but the kit gave extra items including the stations.
My second build I ordered plans from Nick's Guillemot website and ordered the parts separate.
Hopefully this info helps.

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Strip: kayak for beginner builder
benji bouknight -- 7/8/2014, 4:28 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/8/2014, 6:08 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/8/2014, 8:13 pm
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MattD. -- 7/9/2014, 10:08 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/9/2014, 10:41 am
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benji bouknight -- 7/9/2014, 4:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2014, 8:14 am
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John Messinger -- 7/10/2014, 6:27 am
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Kevin Greer -- 7/9/2014, 5:29 pm
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benji bouknight -- 7/10/2014, 12:19 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2014, 12:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2014, 12:43 am