Hi all,

Thanks again to all of you who shared their knowledge and esp. Tom Yost for making the plans available.
It has been the most fun project so far.
3 days and I have the fuselage. I 'skinned' it in 6 mil poly (vapor barrier), stapled and tested in the pool.
One happy customer:

I will be waiting for the skin fabric ordered from G. Dyson and building the second (my) boat.

Few lessons learned:
- sand the frame before lashing (if you're lashing with 50 lb braided fishing line), because sandpaper rips the line easily;
- don't use jigsaw to cut stringers at an angle where they attach to stems - not very accurate in my hands;
- think twice before using cheap cracked and knotted lumber - requires a lot of attention to weak spots and splicing.
- PVC pipe sections cut in the middle serve nicely as clamps:

Off to carving a paddle :-)

Oh, how much spar varnish will I need for 2 boats? 14' and 15'. A quart is probably not enough, should I get a gallon (cheaper)?