This is just my perspective, but it appears to me that it's much harder to design a s&g kayak than a strip kayak, while ease of building is just the opposite.

I have a lot of respect for you guys who can take several sheets of flat plywood and make them match up and create a boat.

While I don't think I know enough about boat design and handling to design either style, I could probably design a buildable stripper much easier than a buildable s&g boat.

So Hans, have you found the fishform hull to be more seakindly?

Shawn

: Hi Hans, Apologies for the backhanded compliment, I have no skill in design
: but am beginning to associate handling characteristics I like with
: particular shapes. Your boat has a full bow which is something I've been
: trying to develop in a modified design from work. How did you make the
: deck? Your kayak looks like something I'd like to try out, let us know how
: it performs in wind and waves. cheers -lee