> I'd stay away from luan doorskins for the kayak hull. I built
> my Chesapeake 17's hull from okuome marine ply and used luan doorskins
> for my deck. The doorskins look great, and maybe save me a little
> weight, but they are _not_ very strong. I had problems cracking my
> deck above my knees when rolling, so I would strongly advise against

We built two clc cape charles from kits. My son also has experienced cracking the deck of the luan with his knees. (155#). I installed homemade foam knee pads and have "practiced" rolling quite a bit without any damage to my boat. Barry