Several places I see that some persons strip the whole hull without glueing at all. Then they put epoxy and glass (or carbon or kevlar or...) on inside and outside. WHile the strips will provide stiffness in longitudinal direction, they can't, of course, provide stiffness perpendicular to stripping direction when they are not glued (except for small frictional forces, that is). So, all they do is providing separation between inner and outer glass/epoxy layer. Will this result in a strong and longlasting boat nevertheless?

Jan Gunnar

> I am planing on building a strip kayak. I have heard that carpenters glue
> is satisfactory, wouldnt resorcinol glue which is two part mix give me a
> stronger boat? Also I find it interesting that it takes so much time to
> build a strip kayak, I am an experienced wood builder and general
> contractor and am planning on building my Guillemot out of clear heart
> redwood and cedar, bead and cove, vertical grain. Any insight on the above
> questions would be greatly appreciated Thank you!