Attitude, patience, a sense of humor, and a supportive and helpful wife just may be the best things to have. The evening in which I had two (gloved) hands full of epoxy might have been a disaster had she not been within shouting distance when my pants fell down (button apparently had been hastily and not carefully fastened).

> You already have the best tools to make a kayak-a sense of humor and the
> ability to resign yourself to the inevitable(there will always be a
> blemish at eye level on your otherwise pristine boat).A good low angle
> block plane,random orbital sander,and 2 staplers were paramount in my
> efforts.Also of great help was a wife who ignored sanding dust,epoxy
> covered fingers,and loud Anglo-Saxon recitations from the basement.Dont
> forget to have fun.