I built one last year. Started in early January, and it was done in April. I put 200-250 hours into it, including setup for the forms. I had experience building a stripper canoe, which probably saved me 50 hours of learning time on the kayak. I'll bet if I built another kayak now, I could cut another 25 hours or more from the total time - but why rush, enjoy the project...

Have fun.

> How long will it take?

> I'm about to start building a 18 foot version of the Guillemot. Can anyone
> guess at how long it will take me once I have all the materials and the
> form is built?

> Just trying to figure out what I'm about to get myself into!

> Thanks for any comments, Sean