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Thanks to everyone who responded for the guidance. It is very helpful. The kayak in my profile pic I built from a kit withy pre scarrfed panels, so this will be my first attempt at scarrfing, and I want to make sure I get it right. There will be plenty of practice on scrap before I get after the marine ply. I'm thinking about purchasing the John Henry scarrfing attatchment for the Makita hand planer. Does anyone have any experience with this set up?

Ray, thanks for the reply. Yeah I was looking at the way Grahams kit goes together, and it looks pretty cool. This boat however, I'm committed to building from scratch. Would it make sense to scarf the whole width of the full sheet of plywood, dry fit the scarfs, tack everything down and then do the layout and cut? Just wondering if it's awkward to spring a batten over the overlapped sheets of plywood and mark out the hull panel shapes accuratley. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jake

So, I just got my plans recently, and I've been reading them over and starting to formulate my plan of attack. Which is the preferred method of joining the hull panels, butt joints or scarrfing? Scarrfing seems like it would create a much cleaner joint. I guess my question is do you scarf the plywood sheets first and then do your layout? Thanks in advance for the info. Jake

Congratulations. Excellent work.

Thanks! and will do.

Most Excellent! Really nice work.

That's great info Ray. Warren Ave is right around the corner from where I work. I will check them out for sure. I also build bamboo fly rods with custom wooden cases, so I'm always on the lookout for a good supply of Mahogany and Cherry.

Ray, I'm going to build the boat from the plans from scratch. Any suggestions on a local lumber supplier? The only one I've looked into is Atlantic Hardwoods in Portland. They seem to be the most convenient. I commute to Portland daily, and it appears that they stock the Okume Marine plywood in 3/8 and 1/4 inch. Where is your shop located? I'd love to check out the CS20.

Edgecomb. Right next to Boothbay Harbor.

Hey everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. My name is Jake, and I live in the mid-coast area of Maine. I had been researching several boat designs to build, until I saw the B&B article in Wooden Boat this month. I knew right away that these were the boats for me. I ordered plans for a CS17 today, and I can't wait to get started. I have a 17' CLC kayak under my belt, and am really looking forward to this new challenge. I'll definatley post progress reports.