: I'm am planning to build a 16 +/- hard-chine touring kayak. I have plenty of
: woodworking experience and woodworking tools and I am trying to decide how
: much extra time, effort and difficulty it is to build from plans versus a
: kit. The plywood and epoxy are available locally and it seems like a
: considerable cost saving to go with just the plans but if the time and
: accuracy becomes to much of a compromise I’d rather by a kit…. Any
: comments?

Hi Paul

I'm sure you have already ordered your plans by now, but, when they get there, you have a couple of options as to laying them out on the plywood. 1) Using a sharp ice-pick or scratch-awl, or just a small finish nail, you can play connect the dot with little holes about 1/2" to 1" apart, and therefore saving the plans for another use. 2) Using a quilters wheel or sewing wheel, you can roll a dotted line onto the plywood to follow with a pen or dark pencil. Preferably the pencil. 3) Carbon paper to back the plans. Glen-L marine has offered some 2' x 16' sheets on their site in the past. Search Glen-L.com. As a fellow woodworker, I can't believe you even asked that question. But then... getting a boat in the water a little sooner could be a factor. Enjoy!

Rehd