: I am in the process of making the forms for the Guillemot single from the
: numbers of figure 4-9 in "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak" book by
: Nick Shade. The book explains that it's best to make the forms whole
: including the part above the cockpit but, in figure, 4-9 I can't find any
: data above the cockpit for forms 8, 9 and 10. For instance, for form 9 the
: cockpit height is 5.22" and the data for the deck heights stop at
: that point giving me a horizontal surface for the top of the form. Is
: there something I am not getting right?

If you follow the offsets in the book you will get flat tops on those forms, this is where the recessed cockpit will be cut out so you need only strip to that height and leave the other strips overhanging where the cockpit will be cut. I built mine this way with no problem but I think the extra offsets to make the breakaway forms would have helped a little, especially when it came time to lay out the cockpit recess. If you plan on any kind of fancy strip design on the deck they could be helpful there as well. They are not in the book, they are listed on the changes and corrections page of the Guillemot website linked below.

Happy building,

-J