[Paddlewise] Intro and question

Hi, I am relatively new to the list. I have been
reading everyone elses posts for a couple of weeks
now. Currently I live on the Gulf coast of Florida a
bit north of Clearwater. I have been paddling in one
form or another for most of my life (age 42). However,
as of this summer I have started sea-kayaking and love
it. Admittedly the waters of the Gulf of Mexico tend
to be rather low energy, but it makes for nice
exploring of islands and mangroves.

It seems that there are some very knowledgable
paddlers on this list. Thus I would like to post a
couple questions. I have been considering building a
kayak. 1. I was wanting some feed back regarding
Strip-Built S-B vs Stich-and-Glue S-G construction
techniques? 2. Has anyone paddled a Guillemot kayak by
Nick Shade and what did you think of it? 3. Has anyone
paddled a Seawolf design by Roy Folland and what did
you think of it? 4. Are there other designs that you
would recomend instead of these and why?

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