: 30 lbs for a 17.5' Baidarka with 6 chines, and a more complex bow and stern,
: is quite light. Mine weighs 32 lbs and was build to the design specs. My
: wood frame Sea Rider (Greenland) is about 24 lbs due to single chines and
: simpler stems.

: If you want lighter still, build a Sonnet 16. Mine tops out at 19lbs and if I
: used wood vs aluminum stringers it would be even lighter.

: The Sonnet also has the added advantage of fitting in a bag for travel to any
: paddling destination on the planet. Below is a link to the lovely Sonnet
: built
: by Thomas Ziegler of Germany. He can attest to it's performance.

: Tom

Hi Tom,

Just dawned on me that I could actually build the Sonnet during the winter. I'm pretty much limited to non-wood projects during the winter because of the dust created. Hadn't thought of this until now that the aluminum tube folders can be done inside.

Ok, so I now have a project for the end of this year

(only have about a half dozen boats to finish up this spring/summer/fall)

Bill H.