: I'm not actually considering building one from this material (not till I
: finish my stripper anyway), but thought I'd throw the idea out there just
: in case it was of interest to someone.

: I have recently collaborated on a transparent PVC SOF (kid sized) and the
: owner is very excited to be able to see what's under the water while
: paddling.

If you want to play with building clear boats, let me suggest that you not work from s&g plans. Instead, work on a SOF design and 'skin' it with your sheet plastic. Once the frame is assembled the stringers define the cutting lines for the plastic. They can also serve as trimming guides so you get tight joints -- that solvent has NO gap-filling capability.

You'll need a lot of strap clamps to hold the pieces together or gluing. Making the frame heavie than normal might be useful.

Once you've got all the plastic panels glued together, cut or break the stringers in the cockpit and you can pull out the frames from both ends, leaving you with a clear, frameless boat.

Good luck with your project.

PGJ