It appears to be a good weekend for launching sea otters. Mine got launched over the weekend. It slightly longer than the directions and about half inch narrower. I decided to do a few things differently. The joints are not epoxied. Half the gunwalls are lashed and pegged and all the keel/stringers are just lashed. The stem and stern got gunwall risers and instead of the gunwalls ending at the tips, the stems extend forward. The cockpit is smaller and the masik got laminated so its more comfortable.
Its the boat I was hoping for, but the initial stability is less than I would like. After three days of paddling, I got conciderably more comfotable paddling it.
Its skinned in 7oz nylon from dyson and zar poly. Scarfed pine gunwalls, some wonderfull dark and incredibly smelly WRC stringers and stems and 1/3inch plywood forms. A re-used oak coaming.
Scott
Thanks Tom for your website...