[Paddlewise] Building a wooden boat

Seriously considering building a wooden boat. 
 
I'd like to know your
reasoning, and are you considering strip or stitch n'glue? What is your use
expected yp be, beach launchings, surf, rock gardening?

As my kayaking skills
have increased, especially having had a little experience in surf zone, I've
backed away from composites and stitch n'glue and am considering SOF,
particularly a shortened one that I sampled from Wolfgang Brinc during a
recent intro to SOF the SaFran group put on. I could really use the light
weight, 14' would fit on my mothership. The SOF would seem a good choice,
better than the wood a glass for durability on the coarse beaches we have
here. Probably wouldn't be the only boat, but I've been disappointed with my
Solstice GT and tend to use the ancient Sea Lion, especially when rough
landings are expected.

Mike
San Rafael, CA
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