I used both the Guillemot recess and the Guillemot cockpit on my Great Auk. The Guillemot cockpit is a very good size and is working very well.
Earl

: I am lofting the plans for my second stripper, a Great Auk. I am planning on
: using the cockpit recess like on my Guillemot 17. Is the recess long
: enough for the larger Auk cockpit? Cypress is the primary wood that I will
: be using.( Got it free from a saw mill.) Also I am thinking of making the
: Auk a foot longer. Is there anything that may jump up and bite me in the
: foot? Oh yeah, I am using Nick's book "The Strip Built Kayak"
: for my drawings. It worked great on my first yak.