: I am also still thinking of building a guillemot but just cant find the time
: to start. I would call myself an advanced beginner(two seasons under my
: belt) From everything I have read about this boat it is said to be solid
: as a rock for stability even with its beam is this not the case and should
: I re-consider maybe a spring run or cape-ann storm if I can ever find the
: time?

I'd certainly never talk anyone out of building a kayak, much too rewarding to miss. There are some boats that are very skinny that are also amazingly stable, my Yost Sea Ranger is a great example, it's only 19" wide and you'd almost have to try to roll it by mistake, I have to actually put the coaming into the water before it starts to get unstable and that's at about 30+ degrees of roll to do that. Of course my SR is also very long (added some length as the WRC gunwales were spliced over length and just couldn't bring myself to cutting them shorter. So I've got a 19 1/2' Sea Ranger.

Bill H.