: These boats sit "very" low in the water, you will use a skirt or
: you'll fill the boat alot. On my Sea Ranger the back deck might be an inch
: and a half above the water and I'm only about 190 lbs. Doesn't take much
: of a wave to have water on the back deck

: Personally I'd Email Tom and ask him, he's always be very willing to help,
: and since he designed them he's the one to ask

: Bill H.

I seem to always use a skirt with my guillemot, so I expect to need one with a SOF. Before I start work on the coaming, I'll see if I can use the same skirt. If not, I'll try making one.

I emailed Tom. One of his suggestions was to add to the gunwale height along the entire length of the kayak. This will also increase the beam a little to keep the angle of the sides the same as the current design.

Thanks for all the advice,
Paul