: Will,
: The only thing I would change on the sea tour 13 would be to build
: it with a flatter bottom in the center of the boat. I ended up
: with a bit too much keel in the one I built for my grandsons. So
: it likes to lay a bit to one side or the other at rest. The boys
: thing all kayaks are that way so it does not bother them. But I
: find it to be a bit distracting. BTW the one I built is the
: single chime version.
: I am now building a 17 ft EXP Multi chine Sea Tour for my own use.
: Why?? Because one cannot build too many boats!!!
: John

I have built 2 different SOF kayaks one was an 11' x 28" multi chine and multi piece ribs that were screwed together, (I will never make another of these, unless I follow my own directions and not thiers) it felt very tippy, but I got used to it. It was skinned with a canvas drop cloth then painted with exterior paint, worked very well and CHEAP (maybe $20 cloth, and whatever a gallon of paint costs). I have also built the Sea Tour 15, I found the shallow V hull was much more stable then the multi chine, although it did lean a little at first, and I loved the simplicity of the frame and being very involed with Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venture Crews(another bsa group)I loved the fact that they are lashed together, unfortunatly I am to heavy for it, the water line sits just a hair below the top of the gunwhales at the cockpit. I also used 400 denier nylon with a urathane coating (pack cloth) for the skin, no heat sealing like the PVC and much lighter in wieght, I placed a bead of marine glue on the gunwhale and then just stapled it on, did the same for the deck, used one solid piece for the deck then cut my cockpit out. I have a couple more finish details to complete on it then I will start on another only I am going to beef up the keel so there is less flex in the middle when I get in. I am trying to find the right size and shape boat then I plan on building a stripper. I will get a couple of pics and post them later.