Just tested out my new canoe, its a temporary boat, the plan is to section it and turn it into a folder, but before I went to all that work I wanted to see if the hull was right, and the parts strong enough.

The frame is constructed of western red cedar, with plywood cross sections. The plywood is also temporary, I am planning to gluelam the final ribs out of veneer strips.

Frame weight is 10 lbs, including the plywood cross sections (which I think are about 2 lbs).

The lumber is about as cut down as I dared, 1.5"x0.75" gunwales, stringers are 0.75"x0.5", and keel stringer is 1"x0.75".

Overall dimensions are 11' x 27", and the design is my own, though really I just built something that looked canoe like.

All in all it feels pretty strong. It sits with the keel hogged on land, but straightens out when you sit in it. I think I am going to cut some up sized hull stringers, the current ones flex a little too much.

Has anyone had experience with how red cedar this thin holds up? Or is this a little too light?