: Hi Bill,
: I've seen a few of those type and they can be absolutely gorgeous
: inside. And easy to fit out. :) no ribs or ribbands to work
: around.
: Glued strip, you can nail through just two strips, the older luted
: ones needed to go through three strips. And you had to keep
: track of where the previous nails were.

: I seen a 1/4", or maybe 3/8" thick hull made by making
: half lap joints, a bit like a clinker without the lands. As
: fiddly as all heck to do, apparently, but the guy wanted to do
: it. It came out pretty strong though.

: If you look around, there probably isn't a method that hasn't been
: used in boat building. Heck, one of the old English workboats
: had their bottom planks running athwart-wise. Double planked
: with a serious chine log and keelson. If you can find it, the
: book Working Boats of Britain by Eric McKee is interesting.
: Check libraries, it's a bit pricy to buy.

: Mike Savage
: South West Cork

Hi Mike,

Don't think it's been mentioned yet in this thread, but not using epoxy is a great time to build a really nice lapstrake kayak. Would be really pretty, would take some serious time and might not be much if any heavier. With cedar planks and widely spaced oak or ash steam bent ribs would be plenty strong and no glue at all required.

Bill H.