: I am about to launch myself into the world of strip-building kayaks. I
: eventually want to have three seats, in the form of one single and one
: double. I am looking most seriously at Nick Schade's Guillemot L and
: Guillemot Double to suit my needs.

: Is there a compelling reason for doing one or the other first? Is one
: significantly easier than the other? While the double is obviously larger,
: it seems the lines have less curvature than on the smaller boat, perhaps
: making for an easier building process.

: If you've built both kinds, I'd be interested to know the preferred order.

: Tom

I'd consider what you want to paddle first and then build in that order. I've built a single for my daughther, will be building another single for my wife, and will then build my own. (I should be fairly good at it by then! ;-)). The real reason is that neither my wife or daughter can solo paddle a canoe, which I can, so I get the last kayak.

So I'm building in order of need. It works for me.

I have noticed that a lot of the strip builders spend a lot of time on the coaming, a double gets you two coamings...

coop