Rich,

A friend of mine built a guillemot using foam strips. It turned out pretty nice, but I prefer the wood ones. It came out heavy, probably because of the glass he used, 10 and 20 ounce.

There was a discussion of it back in January of 2000. To read the thread go to http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/KBbbsArchive.cgi?read=22253

Sorry but the link to the pics appears to be gone.

Mike Hanks

: I saw a "Laughing Loon Georgian Bay model" on the water recently
: and it is a very cool kayak for sure. I am familiar with the strip-built
: process(never built one though). Since I am a composites professional, I
: was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on exchanging the wooden strips
: for foam strips? There all all sorts of marine grade foams that may lend
: themselves to this technique. Using foam and graphite could yield a
: lightweight yak. I was concidering the use of Rohacell foam, or perhaps
: PVC and epoxy, or vinyl ester marine grade (hytex) resin. No particular
: design identified as of yet.Input welcomed!

: BTW-There are a few on-the-water shots of the Loon posted on site/pages
: linked below, which were taken during a recent kayak fishing derby in
: Redondo Beach, California at King Harbor-FYI . Thanks.