> Boy are you gonna love strip building. I say go for it. My first kayak
> (Guillemot Coastal) was far from a throwaway. Look at Pete Maricle's
> recent post for another novice Guillemot with lots of complexity to it!

Thanks for the encouragement Karl! The first would be something very simple, quick, generic and easy. Second move would be a Guillermont design, maybe the Little Auk. With the experience gained to that point I'd feel better about tackling "The Guillemot".

All pie in the sky at this time really. Trying to develop an internet business, still doing physical boat projects, deliveries, charters, etc., leaves me with about 28 hours a week, (if I don't sleep), at this time.

Right now prepping for a delivery of a 46' Sportfish, leaving Palm Beach this Monday, to New Jersey. Run 10 hours a day for 5 days, work the lap top for a couple of hours each evening to catch email and check bbs, & grab a quick dinner. Run an engine room survey, document the day in wordpad, check in with the owner, make a minor change or two on the website via cell phone, hit the hay around midnight, roll out and start it over at 5 am. (You get the picture!)

All of this physical boating, (under current aspects), has started to be phased out, but I kind of think that it'll be next spring before I get started on personal fun building.

Patrick