Rich,
I'm a few weeks late to this thread, but wanted to say that your boat looks great. Very nice job.
I also plan on building the Flyfisher, and will most likely order the plans in a few days. I wanted to find out how long the boat took you to complete, and how hard was it to build. I know that the description says that it's a great project for those with even the most basic woodworking skills, which pretty much covers me. I was a bit concerned with the cutting of the butterfly pattern and the bending of the ply, but I guess it is designed to be able to bend the way it needs to.
What was the approximate cost for the project? I know that I can get 4x8 sheets of Okume 1088 4mm for $53, but I couldn't find a listing of how many sheets of ply it takes to complete the boat. I'm figuring two, but again I'm not sure.
Last question, how much weight can this boat handle? I am 195 lbs at 6'2", and would like to take my 8 y.o. daughter with me. She comes in around 65 lbs or so, so we are at the 260 lb mark. I couldn't find a listing of the capacity for this boat, so I wanted to see if you knew.
By the way, Jim Stumpf, your canoe looks great as well. It's nice to see the attention to detail that shows in the breast hooks in the one picture. That canoe looks like another nice project.
Thanks.
Joe