Thanks, the video is very good.

: I'm in the planning process of building a Sea Tour 15 EXP. I won't
: be picking up the lumber until mid to late October. My workshop
: will be my mom's barn... a three hour drive away, so I'll only
: be able to devote a weekend or two a month to building. It has
: little to no heat... no more than to warm my hands around
: (though I'm tempted to finish rigging up the wood stove Dad
: started). It has no insulation. Epoxy doesn't have a chance of
: curing in that kind of temperature, so I had to look at
: alternative methods, or waiting 'til warmer weather. Waiting
: might make me go stir crazy.

: I'm not big on running screws into plywood, between the sheets. I
: can see the screw forcing the sheets apart, doing a bit of
: damage in the process. Predrilling should help with that. Pegs
: don't sound like a bad idea, assuming they don't work their way
: out and wear against the skin, but I'm afraid my skills at
: drilling straight holes on cold winter days could get the best
: of me.

: Lashing seems to be pretty easy, especially after watching Kudzu's
: video: http://www.kudzucraft.com/video/lashing.php . It's
: strong, while allowing the joint to flex. Everything I've read
: about skin on frame kayaks implies that their strength and
: seaworthiness lies in their ability to flex a bit, to give when
: waves hit, etc. If I screw up lashing a joint, I simply cut it
: away and start over. A mistake with a power tool is harder to
: fix.

: I plan on notching the stringers slightly to allow the lashing to
: seat flush, so it doesn't rub against the skin.