Matt,

If you just want to build a kayak for cheap, I built the one in the center below for $140. I could have done it for less money and more work, but I took the easy way. It is based on the Putz design, but 'skinned' in mahogany plywood and fiberglass. It is one of my favorite kayaks. The one in the foreground is my $200+ canvas Putz Walrus, background is a Pygmy Arctic Tern.

Mike

: I am thinking about building a skin-on-frame kayak such as the one presented
: in Wolfgang Brinck's book. I don't have the book yet, but I was wondering
: if anyone had read it, built from it, or paddled one of these boats. Would
: it be feasable to build using only this book for instruction? Can it
: really be made for as little as $150? I'm sure I'll have more questions
: later. Thanks to anyone who can help answer my questions.