The kayak design is the Cirrus stitch and glue kit from OneOceanKayaks. This is the view looking from the bow:
The kit is CNC cut. The wood is Okoume and Sapele mahogany. The cockpit combing, hip plates, seat back and carry loops are built up with epoxy, e-glass, and carbon fiber. This is the view from the stern:
A straight on view of the trim stripe at the stern (the blue base brushed on, the red applied with Saran wrap!):
Full on side view (please ignore the pvc property marker at the stern--not part of the boat!)
A couple pictures of me on its second outing on Lake Buchanan west of Austin, TX:
I had to try my hand at building a Greenland style paddle to go with the Greenland style kayak (and then didn't get any pictures of it in use). Wood is cypress and mahogany:
The designer estimates 80-100 hours build time. Being the efficient and proficient builder I am, I think I completed it in somewhere around 300 hours, but who really knows. I started it the second week of January, didn't work on it for about six weeks during tax season, then worked on it every night and weekend for six weeks. However many hours that works out to.
Epoxy and cloth encapsulated using System Tree Silvertip epoxy, and I highly recommend the product. It is more expensive than West System, MAS, RAKA, or any of the usual major brands. But worth every penny. Was able to start sanding in 8-10 hours, fully cured for working scraping and sanding in 24 hours. Never, never, never gummed up a sheet of sandpaper. Sanded like soft wood, and leveled out beautifully when applying. Dried crystal clear with no blush.
I now have to learn to row the damn thing. An ocean kayak behaves differently that a plastic sit on top, but getting from point A to point B is fast and fun. She paddles straight and true, handles wind and chop like it isn't there. Still getting used to the more delicate balance, but seldom felt like I was about to go in the drink. I tried to eskimo roll twice and only ended up learning how to swim out of the kayak when it is upside down. At 17 feet long, it is going to take some practice (or lessons) to learn how to do a full roll. My efforts did provide lots of laughs for the audience on shore.
I have a bazillion more build pics, but need time to get them up on an online site. All these pics are courtesy of my wonderful niece.
For my next trick, I will set myself on fire.
Thats beautiful Tony!! 
Then she will tell me where. 
