: Chris,

: I build a cedar stripped deck, 1/4" lauan hull version of the Mill Creek
: 16.5. My weight ended up being quite a bit heavier(about 90 lbs) then what
: CLC speced and thats probably becaused I used the cheap plywood and
: stripped the deck and probably put the epoxy on thick. If I did it over,
: would probably buy the more exspensive, but lighter marine plywood. I
: mostly paddle mine by myself mostly on the Missippi River. It's a little
: tight for paddling with two people, really have to cordinate paddling. I
: really like the boat however. I did not put a rudder on it and have not
: had any problems paddling it with out the rudder. Let me know if their is
: anything else I can tell you about it.

Thanks. If I end up with something that's 90 lbs. it's likely to see the same amount of water as the old Folbot - basically a few hours a year. If I can't have a 2+ seater for 65lbs. or less, I'm not likely to be interested. CLC's specs have the mill creek 16.5 at 55lbs. Is lauan that much heavier than okoume? I find that hard to believe. Epoxy and glass might be culprits, but again, CLC's boats typically don't even call for glassing both sides of the hull, and perhaps even neither side of the deck, right?

Thanks again for the info, Chris