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Sad news. I understand the decision, though. I thank you and Robin for all of your hard work. I've met a lot of great people through this forum. Finding this forum about 15 years ago was one of those awesome tangents in my life that sent me off on some great adventures.

I really did good on this boat. Paid $20 and sold it for $310. Not bad for a couple hours work.

26.1 lbs is great. BUT, a light boat where your foot goes through the bottom is not great. 5lbs of reinforcement is a small price to pay for more durability.

Idea. Cut a piece of 5 mm luan to the exact shape of the front walking area of the boat's floor. When fitted, cut out square or round "lightening" holes in it and then glue it down........ a bit less weight and a bunch more strength.

Yep, looks like a boat. Should make a nice craft for a kid.

Nice. A little different, but your style is recognizable.

Looking good! My favorite tool for an epoxy/glass boat is a cabinet scraper. Works many times faster than sanding, for drips. Oh, you don't have drips? Ha! With a scraper, you can cut away just the drip or ridge you want without touching the surrounding wood. I made mine from a 6" piece of...

To go lighter, you would probably have to go with 3mm in a more expensive plywood and minimum glass and epoxy. When a normal sized boat gets around 40 lbs or so, losing 8-10 lbs of weight becomes much more difficult and usually more expensive. There are boats out there about 25 lbs but...

I bought some cedar years ago that was so light and soft, I think I could have taken a bite off of the board, chewed it and swallowed it. It was almost as light and soft as balsa wood.

You don't always get what you think you're getting. I've looked up the specs on wood designated as " spruce". It actually could be spruce, hemlock or who knows what else. So a specified weight could also be different from what the specs normally show. Carrying a scale when wood shopping is...

Shouldered flair is a great design. My preference is for a narrower bottom, less overall side flair and lower sides. It amounts to about the same ease of reach when paddling but with a lower seat height and a little less initial stability....... trade-offs that I'm willing to make to have a...

Bee, that looks like it should work well. Only so much you can do with a short boat. The bow looks much sleeker, too.

Aside from the paddling backwards thing, a dory would make a good all-around boat. Some of the modern ones have a motor well a foot or two from the stern and can accept up to 8 hp or so. They move right along with the traditional oars. You are using the power of both legs, both arms and your...

OK, let me try to reverse engineer a design. What are the specs of the best of the two boats you've built? Pros and cons of the design? Where do you think it fell short? What did you like about it? Preferred seat height? Preferred weight range......... 55-60 lbs is pretty doable with big...

A flat bottom and two angled sides is a pretty good formula for a lot of different uses.

I've been interested in learning more about the common dory. Many versions are out there, but the Grand Banks Dory seems to be the classic style. A typical one would be 19 1/2 feet long and 5 foot 7" max beam..........a pretty formidable boat. VERY stout construction. Bottoms were 1" to 1...

If I do build another one, cedar SS&G will probably be my choice.

I've built one boat with luan, and probably wouldn't use it again. Mine was a kayak glassed inside and out. I would consider it border line effective. Basically, you will probably save only 8-10 lbs by going with glassed luan. Pine ply is much more robust and easier to work with. You can...

Chuck, that seems to have been a common design in the days of cod fishing with long lines. It seems to a be a pretty seaworthy boat. Technically a flat bottom but I'll bet it doesn't act like one.

Check out this video. He's building a quick "dory" type of boat. It's basically a pirogue with a narrow bottom and very high sides which allows it to ride deeper in the water. Supposedly, it's a very stable and seaworthy design. May have too much draft for shallow waters, but maybe that's...