A friend and I built a couple stitch-and-glue canoes last year and have
enjoyed them immensely. At first the process sounded like more than we could
manage but in retrospect it was quite easy and enjoyable. The hardest part
was the sanding and sanding and sanding and also the sanding. But I am
planning to do it again on another design I like. Experience teaches you how
to lessen the sanding load by the way you apply the epoxy. We learned a lot
with the first boat, so the second went much quicker.
The CLC site has a lot of good information regarding stitch-and-glue - don't
miss their Shop Tips section and the FAQ's.
We did not build a CLC boat, but found the CLC site full of usefull
information.
If you build from plans or kit, I don't think you will be disappointed with
a stitch-and-glue boat.

Bill

PS don't skimp on the quality of the Occume plywood used.

"Bryan Heit" wrote in message
...
Has anyone here ever made/used a plywood sea kayak. I ran into a couple
using one last summer, and the more I read about them the more I'm
interested in making one. According to several people who sell plans
(who aren't biased at all...) these kayaks are lighter and stronger then
their fibreglass equivalents. I was hoping that someone here would have
some comments or recommendations.

Thanx in advance

Bryan