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Numbers like that are exactly what i was looking for! Thanks. Everything I had read up until now had always said stuf like "cut the recess a bit bigger than the cockpit" or "use the recess pattern that came with the plans". That helps a lot. I guess i'll have to ponder the guard ...

I am building a BMB Resolute and am planning to recess the cockpit. I have KayakCraft and it doesnt talk about a recess. I also have Nick Shades book and that gave me a lot of info. From what i've read in the forums, most recesses start a couple inches in front of the cockpit. Generally at the peak ...

Thanks for all the advice. I am scarfing my strips "through the thickness". That results in a vertical seem, not a diagonal one. I dont own a planer but i do have access to one. That means either i have to transport all my strips to the planer or maybe be able to borrow the planer. I can s...

Am I being too picky? First a little background…. I recently started building my first cedar strip kayak, it’s a 16’ 6” Resolute. First of all, I want to say thanks for everyone sharing their knowledge and ideas on this forum. I have turned to it many times for advice already (and will probably do s...