: Overall impression: Fun little fishing boat, easy to build, cheap materials,
: light weight, easy to transport. This is one kayak that anyone can build,
: and the bonus is that you can use any strip designs for the forms or
: temporary forms for S&G boats. Now I wish I would have used good plywood
: for my Cirrus forms (not MDF).

: What do you think?

Scott,

Very Nice work ! You are to be commended for your creativity.
The lines are quite pleasing, especially for a 13 footer.
One thing I've found over the years is just how easily driven
a short kayak can be. Though not as fast, but cruise can be maintained
with little effort. Tracking isn't as critical since it takes so
little effort to course correct on a short waterline.

Backrest - Would it be possible to open up the backrest cross section, and
add another slightly aft of the Center of Balance (LCB) ?

Tom