: I am about to build my first strip kayak and am interested in the guillemot
: L. I am 6' 3" and 260 lbs with broad shoulders. I will be taking this
: on trips with a decent amount of gear but also using it lightly packed. I
: was thinking of scaling the guillemot up by 8% instead of the 6%. Is this
: a bad Idea?

: -doug

Hello Doug.
I'm 6'1" and when I started with my Guillemot L I was 267 lbs. My Guillemot L was stretched to 19'. After paddling about 1400 km my weight has decreased to 220 lbs. The picture shows me and my Guillemot on a 5 days trip. Total weight (Me, Guillemot, gear) is 393 lbs. As you can see, it is more than big enough.