: It has been a long time since I have posted anything here maybe
: since 1999-2000. I have been busy playing and having fun. I want
: to make a Stitch and Glue boat (cheap construction) for my soon
: to be 7 year old (60 lbs). This past summer he was in my solo
: canoe paddling all by himself after 5 minutes of instruction.

: It is now time to build a kayak for him, but I have not found any
: plans that would fit him. I own a CLC Chesapeake 17LT plan, but
: it is really too big of a boat for him to handle. Anyone have
: any tips on how to scale it down to for him. I am sure there is
: some ratio between the linear affect of shortening the boat and
: the cubical affect on its volume, but I do not know it.

: Does anyone have any recommendations on where to start? It appears
: Nick has written a second book (I do not have it yet), that
: discusses scaling a kayak.

Instead of building it S&G you might look at yostwerks.com and look at skin on frame. The plans are free and you can build a boat for your son for a heck of alot less than doing it in plywood, he'll eventually outgrow it anyway.

Lots of guys/gals on this forum have done that for their kids.

Bill H.