> I was planning to only tape the exterior seams on the hull-1/8"thick
> wood in order to keep the boat weight to the min. 45 lbs or so. But after
> reading everybodys comments below about glassing and taping, Would I be
> better served to glass the whole thing? at least one layer of cloth on the
> outside?

Hi Paul,

A single layer of glass cloth on the outside of the hull will add stiffness and abrasion resistance (both good qualities.) It shouldn't add much weight. The fact that you're building with 1/8 inch plywood (approximately 3mm) would also tempt me to glass the hull.

Just my opinion, Don