Patsy -- I agree with Bret's comment's below; try "The Canoe Shop". I don't have the book, but have looked thru it, and it should be just what you need. BTW, you don't really need a warm up before building a Merganser. My first boat (and only one complete, working on a strip canoe for my wife) is a Merganser 17W, built from plans. Good luck, and post pictures. -- Greg

: OK, I know this is a kayak message board, but I'm thinking of building a
: canoe for my step-son's wedding present as a warm up to building a
: Merganser 16. It needs to be a two person canoe and it needs to be S&G
: plans.

: Right now I have it narrowed down to the Green Valley Kipawa II and the
: Selway Fisher Peterborough. Does anyone know anything about these
: companies and/or boats? Green Valley is in Canada and Selway Fisher is in
: England. I need the plans to be good and easy to follow and I need the
: company to provide good handholding/technical support.

: It's tough to find S&G plans for canoes. If anyone knows of any other good
: options, I'd appreciate knowing that as well. I've looked at Stillwater,
: Laughing Loon, Glen-L, and Northwoods, among others.

: Thanks for any info anyone might have.

: Patsy