I'm back! So that CLC Expedition Wherry I built three years ago... Sold! My wife now wants me to make her a new rowing boat that is much lighter than her current Whitehall Spirit 14 (which weighs hundreds of pounds... it's the original fiberglass version). Therefore I have just ordered the CLC Annapolis Wherry. It will arrive on September 5th at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival so that I can get free shipping. Yay! Should be a quality boat. I've seen several and they look great. I added the scuppered inwale option too. Won't arrive for another month, and then September is already pretty full, so likely won't start building until October. Stay tuned!
On making CLC boats, Pygmy kayaks, and other small craft using crackpot ideas that deviate from the official manuals, written by a crank with nothing better to do than bleat on about ways to ruin his boats. Read this blog at your own peril. In fact, just go away and read the official manuals instead. Really. Good luck with your boat build!