: Scott,
: I would just add one suggestion. Rather then rely in on glue epoxy etc to
: hold your strips into the notches consider lashing them in as dyson
: suggests with his bidarka's. It would give you flex strength and be a
: stronger hold to the ribs.

: !russ

With Dysons aluminum frames he says to coat the lashings with epoxy this makes them rigid so they do not flex. Uncoated lashings usually allow slight flex depending on lashing materials and how tightly they are done. Uncoated lashing can suffer from abrasion.

An alternative is sikaflex marine adhesive it allows quite a bit of flex and holds up quite well.