HI Bill:

WOW!! What a crazy website. Its looking good so far. I am about 2/3 done with striping the hull on my Return out in NY.

Pete czerpak
albany, NY

: The deck on the SOF Return is progressing nicely (read, I'm done with
: ribs!!). Pics are at http://users.moscow.com/bprice/projectx/index.html
: .

: Now the question: I have been debating the necessity of the kevlar roving on
: this boat. Originally, I was going to follow Platt Monfort to the letter,
: but after having handled the boat, it seems plenty rigid. A traditional
: boat, which this is similar to, does not have it. Platt's boats are all
: open top and would probably benefit from the roving, but the closed top
: kayak may be more solid. Should I for go the roving or not??

: For those who are not familiar with roving, in this case it is a kevlar
: thread which is criss crossed over the boat frame, under the skin in order
: to strengthen the structure.

: Bill