I did a 6 hour canoe, and gave it to my dad. I used 1/4" fir plywood, that was before I found a source for Okume. I think it came in about 60#.

If I were to do it again, I'd use 4mm Okume, glassed inside and out. It would be easy to do the glass first, with flat panels. Then stitch it together. Leave the frame in. It would also lend itself nicely to strip panels that way.

It is not a boat for rough water; pretty low stability. I had to add a skeg to it to keep it from getting blown around in the slightest wind. Still, not easy to control in a crosswind. A small surfboard type skeg might also work well.

I saw one at a show that was trick; an electric outboard lower unit built onto a foot-controlled rudder, and set up for fishing. Enclosed air chambers, fish finder, lots of canvas pockets for storage in the cockpit.

> Greetings -- My wife wants me to build her a small strip-built canoe,
> something like or similar to the Wee Lassie. Now long should that take to
> build? This will be my frist strip-built; the Merganser is just about
> finished. I'm trying to talk her into a quick 'S&G' canoe for the summer,
> and doing the strip-built next winter.

> Also, I have the "Six-Hour Canoe" book, but was thinking about
> building it 'S&G' style, without internal frame or chine-logs. Any
> comments or suggestions?

> Thanks, Greg