I think so too. Once you get them off and running, it's nice having 8 sets of hands. The hull was stripped in 2 sessions and the deck took only 1. I did put in a few (1-3) hours a week doing prep work like sanding, fill coats, taping the other inner seam, etc., but they did 95% of the work. Of the 40 or so students I've had in the past 3 years, more than half of them finished a boat and several are working towards it. The central Oregon fleet is growing fast.

: I'd say they did a real nice job

: Teaching these classes is fun, wish more of our experienced folks would do
: that. I'm now teaching a class at our local kayak store building a Tom
: Yost SOF, but we've only got 6 Saturdays for 3 hours each day to do it.
: Good trick building a boat in 18 hours, still fun

: Bill H.