Re: building wooden kayak costs?

> CLC also sells plans for most of their models.  

I looked at that, but it seemed that if you bought the cockpit and other
pieces that sounded "necessary", that you were up in the $600 range
anyway.  But I haven't looked into it very carefully. 

> claimed he was able to build it for under $300.  I spent almost $200 on
> fiberglass cloth, epoxy resin, varnish, and various outfitting pieces.

That's about what we're figuring out, which is pretty discouraging. 
 
> Your best bet might be to look at building a skin-on-frame boat.  

I'll look into it; thanks. 

> What's he go to do for a paddle, PDF, and sprayskirt.  $300 for just those
> items is not really exhorbiant.

He has a good PFD from his canoeing experiences and shouldn't need a
sprayskirt for the flat rivers we usually paddle.  We have a cheap
paddle that we use in the canoe, and that will have to suffice until I
learn how to build one, or we find a good deal on a used one. 

Thanks for the input... keep it coming! 

Sue