: I would like to build either a s&g kayak, or eventually a cedar strip. My
: concern is what design meets my build.. I am 5'8" and range from
: 250/260 lbs. if you include gear for camping - I think I needs a larger
: kayak such as a Great Auk (stip style) but as my skills are limited, I
: would like to do a stitch and glue first.

: Has any one of similar build, completed a s&g and have found a design
: suitable for a two week tour of Quitico Provincial Park, but could also be
: used regularily for day use - primarily fishing and paddling around the
: three parts to Shebandowan Lake, Thunder Bay area.

I think the Pygmy Queen Charlotte 19 or XL would be two top choices. They have that Greenland look albeit with much higher volume. I built a 19 in '99 and took it everywhere and I loved it.Tracks well, very stable, pretty fast and can haul a ton.When we would go camping I didn't want to burden my very small wife or my small daughters with any excess weight so I would stow all of the gear in the QC 19 and she would take it all and not even burp. I weigh 220# and I could put in another 200# of gear:water, one four person tent, a two person tent, grill,food, hammocks,clothing, sleeping bags, you name it and off we go. The more you put into it, the better it would handle and the more stable it was. We even took folding chairs and a table. Check them out.