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I forgot to mention it is all Baltic birch, biggest percentage 1/8''....
When I took it to get weighed at the local gravel quarry, came to 1020 lbs with the big refg. And it pulls easily with the 1.8 2012 Chevy Sonic.....

Galley: The hatch before the skin..

Since I built the TNT jet boat back in 06 I have built about 15 kayaks since then....Well we got tired of the pop-up tent camper we have had for 20 yrs...So.......The Woody Camp Trailer.... I started this last Oct. and worked on it till the end of Dec. then got back at it the middle of june.... It h...

A lot of these kayaks have been built.......Sit On Top Kayak Plans......
http://www.jemwatercraft.com/products.php?cat=10

You could create a nightmare down the road (moisture trapped )....Just do the strips... make em thicker if woried about strength... 5/16 is plenty thick with 6oz glass inside and out.....

You could always built the hull panels out of glued up strips to the size of the plywood panels....
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That boat looks like a big project for a first time build.....On the other hand this type construction is quick and easy....
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And the Whitehall would look good as a skin-on-frame boat....

Just lengthen the boat and stick it in their....I added a foot or more to the TNT...We just sold a polaris 750 which would have fit in it....

My TNT... I Veed the transom and it never starved out for water no matter how tight I turned.... You would need the 1200 Yamaha we just sold for that boat and V the hull al the way back to the transom....It would fly then.... WaveRunner specs.... Length 115.4" Height 40.2" Width 45.3" Weight 673 lbs...

It is twice as heavy as the TNT.....

You could build Ruth for under $200 besides the ores...I like using 1/2'' Baltic birch for the frames..and some cedar 2x4's from Home depot and fabric..
Kudzu Craft for fabric.....

You might try a skin-on-frame they are cheap and quick to build...

This idea works with open cockpit fishing kayaks...Drill a series of holes in two wood strips and attach to the bottom..... http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/Center%20console%20with%20foot%20pegs/tn_100_1182.jpg http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/Center%2...

Here is one guy's solution down in Texas, working in his back yard...

I think a bigger motor with out increasing the size of pump won't produce any more speed...When I went from a Kaw.550 to a 650 I had no increase in speed.....