I had a whole answer to You and Ancient dude, then I searched back on lashing. Lots of good comments to think about. I might even get converted to lashing. Think I might start reading more and talking less.

Marc

: The first yost kayak I built I lashed, pegged and used epoxy. Since
: then I've been just lashing, it's very strong. Think about it,
: 70# test wrapped 4 or 5 times around two pieces of wood
: stretched tight after every turn. The sinew I use is basically
: flat when I pull it tight it lays so flat you don't see any
: bumps through the fabric (no need to slot the chines). Also, the
: lashing does not have to be stopped at every joint, I tie off
: one end start lashing a joint and then procede to the next
: joint, all the way down the stringer.

: I peg the gunwales and keel only.

: With a SOF I think you want the joints not to be ridgid that way an
: impact gets distributed across many joints and stringers that
: way you're less likely to break a stringer.