: Hi Sand,

: Buying a new molded veneer Struer costs lots more than building a woodstrip
: version. And besides, this is a boat building site, not a boat buying site

: I agree that a molded veneer hull is beautiful, but a stripper is also and
: can meet the 26lb minumum weight requirement for a 1970's Olympic Sprint K-1.
: I know a paddler who built a woodstrip Sprint C-2 and finished in 6th place
: with it at the 1972 Oympics.

: Very few molded veneer kayaks are homebuilt, though there is no good reason
: why not. Perhaps this could be your first boatbuilding project.

: Regards, Tom

Hi Tom,

Cold or hot molded? I'd love to see one just to see one

Years back I worked for a sailboat company that made, at one time, hot molded mahogany sailing dinghys, they were very pretty and amaingly light as I remember.

Bill H.