J. wrote:
After a lot of Googling for kayak plans I have finally stumbled upon a
design that I like simply for the look of it, the East Arctic Kayak,
characterized by a flat bottom, prominently pointed upswept bow, and a
large displacement. Web sites that I've found show how to build these
boats in the skin-on-frame style but none seem to provide hard data for
strip or plywood versions of these. Do any of you know where I can find
drawings or measurements that can be applied to such modern construction
methods? Failing that, how does one go about making a decent ply/strip
version from a traditional skin on frame design?

Thanks,

J.

Does the skin on frame design have forms? If so, cedar strip will work,
using the same forms. If you go this way, grab Ted Moore's Canoecraft
and Kayakcraft books before you start. They are universal about how to
handle a lot of the situations you have to face.