CSayer

Thanks all! I went with a little bit of epoxy just to make sure the spots were water resistant and less likely to chip further.

Any thoughts on the best way to fill these? Wood filler? Thickened Epoxy? Oil and Ignore? Thanks!

Thanks. I don't think there is any question that the Greenland form tends to be a little sexier... and since it's your livelihood, you've got to go with the design you think will sell enough copies to make it worth the time invested. I appreciate that you're willing to share some of your design process considerations.

When you say you're not sure about the baidarka style, do you mean the bifurcated bow, or the fuller, higher volume hull form? Or perhaps both? It does seem that doubles run a bit chunkier... not surprising I guess, since "couple's rolling" is probably unpopular. I know it would be with my crew.

Nobody has ever made a bad decision over waffles. At a Waffle House, sure...but never over waffles.

Thanks for starting this thread! Great opportunity for another newbie to jump in for the first time! I'm just about to get started on a C15. Wanting a lightweight tandem, it seemed the best choice for a fairly new builder (one plywood pirogue) with a wife inclined toward stability. But I'm here on the board because I'm a fan of Jeff's book, and there seem to be a lot of good ideas that apply to either Dave or Jeff's designs. Will there be more builds in the future? Hope so...Jeff, if you ever do go with a tandem, I'd sure be interested.