: My spouse, scratch that, I know a person who wants a wider version of a
: Guillemot due to "imaginary excessive operator beam in the
: stern". I am sure the standard version is ok, but you know how wives,
: I mean people, can be. It's the old "I won't fit in that thing, it's
: got to be wider for me...". I plan on starting on boat #3 for this
: person and the whole project would be more acceptable if I built a wider
: version. Has anyone tried widening one to around 24"? I can scale
: everything up 10%, then keep the forms spaced for 17' and tear into it. I
: could expand all of the offset widths by 10% and keep the heights. O Great
: Crystal Ball of the Kayak BBS, Speak to me and impart knowledge (real or
: imaginary).

: Vernon

There's a better answer, but the first thought is to just inc the width only, and the forms differently. Widest 9%, next 8%, next 7% etc. so the ends don't get changed so much. That way you don't end up w/ so much more volume. Maybe even slightly shorten. (You may want to include a skeg?)

-mick