Very nice work Charlie!!
I'm good at nailing two 2X4's together and sanding, this is way beyond my current skill set.
I'm interested in seeing the finished boat, looks like it will be very sturdy and have sleek lines!
I bought my first kayak (Pygmy Golden Eye) s few years back, someone else had built her, was no longer using and it needed refinishing.
I thoroughly enjoyed the refinish/refit process and considered building my own Pygmy kit (a stitch and glue boat), unfortunately they went out of business recently- My only beef with the one I have is the toe box space, a little too small for my size 12 feet.
Mine's 15' and 38 lbs, a bit unwieldy to load and unload from my truck top racks... so far I'm managing it.
I'm curious to hear what your specs are!