Hey guys thanks for the info I will keep you posted on my progress this is a news group. THANKS! Sorry its a GREAT news group.
: I have a couple of questions for the group a little bit about my background
: first. I have been researching building different canoe and kayak designs
: I currently design and build recumbent bicycles for fun. I figured boats
: were the next step in my home building projects. I looked hard for
: something cheap and easy to build. I almost bought a set of CLC plans till
: I came across the Plat Monfort AeroLITE canoe plans cheap and easy. If I
: have good success with the canoe I want to build a strip built sea kayak.
: With all of that said my questions are I have a ton rough sawn planks of
: poplar is it suitable for the type of frame for the Aerolite canoe and for
: a compleat strip buit kayak. All of the research I have done I have not
: seen the mention of poplar as a suitable building material. Thanks