Hi all. I think I have my stitch and glue design worked out and wanted to put it out for some public scrutiny before deciding to go for it. i weigh about 180lbs and about 5'10" so i think this should be a good size for me. I intend to use it mainly for lakes in my area and possibly some ocean kayaking in the future. Maybe some camping trips and things of that sort. I do not intend to use a rudder so turning will be by leaning. Solid tracking is important tho.

18' LOA
22" beam
LWL 199.68"
BWL 19.88"
Draft 3.876"
Flare .56"
Entry Half Angle 6.7 degrees
Exit Half Angle 8.8 degrees

LWL/BWL 10.04
WSA to Wet Volume Ratio 8.7
Theoretical top speed 5.46 Knots
%LCB 54.11%

Design Displacement 240.2 lbs

Cockpit
Length 32"
Width 17"
Aft to CG 10"

prismatic coefficient .519286

Any advice or comments would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bob