There must be something wrong with me, I've not quite finished my current kayak, but I am planning for my next one.
I am nearly finished on my Pygmy Arctic Tern HI (boy is that a big boat, might possibley be too big, good for trips though) I've just got som fiddly work to do with fittings and cockpit, then varnish. It's to be formally named "Bacchus"

My next boat will be a skin on frame; more or less traditional styled, tentitavly named "Wyeast 1968"

In Morris' book, he describes sewing the skin down the center of the deck, one seam per boat, using one large piece of fabric.

Cunningham describes stretching the fabric over the boat and stapeling to the sheer, one piece for the hull and one for the deck. then sewing them together at the shear, removing the staples as you go.

On one hand you have one piece to sew with one seam to make all of your mistakes on, on the other you have staples. I would think taht having the seams running along the shear might look pretty good....

any thoughts, advice or suggestions