: I've enjoyed building wooden boats for the past few years a a hobbie. I'm now
: relocated to New Mexico from Hawaii and am cosidering building a river
: Kayak from plywood over sawn frames. I'm looking to build a tandem about
: 15 ft long by 27" wide with an open area in the middle about 27 x 60
: with the for and aft decked. My question is if I cover the bottom 1/3 lets
: say about 3 inches above the waterline with a 9 oz kevlar mat and epoxy,
: is that going to be too fragile for class 2 rapids? What's my limitations
: with a boat built like this. Please email me 'cause I don't know if I'll
: be able to navigate back to this post for an answer.
: Thanks so much,

: Travis Duggan
: Placitas, NM

: p.s. the general idea of the plans are at this link

Travis,

I’m literally down the street from you in Bernalillo. If you need some help on your project, drop me a line.

Are you planning on using the boat on local rivers? Be prepared for some SHALLOW water.

Roger