Kite +6%

[Gamma1214]

You guys think that amount of glass is enough to support the seat?

Seems almost like overkill to me.

Honestly, as stated above, I think you'll be fine but you have to be comfortable with the layup or you'll be timid about taking it on backcountry trips (where it's longing to go).

I think you'll be shocked how much stiffer it is with the inside glass but, and SG says, you can always add another layer if you're still in doubt.

 

[Jim Dodd]

So I was finishing up the last of the inside sanding yesterday. I was moving the boat around and heard a loud crack as some glue let go on the bottom. I quickly moved the foam supports out to the ends and put the center from back in. Lesson learned, don’t move it with a form in place and get a helper. It changed my mind in a fraction of a second about having a light weight boat. I think I’ll be adding that extra layer on the football. It also has me wondering about the strength of hanging the seat from the gunnels. I was planning one full layer plus the additional transverse layer in the cockpit. I’ll make the filet joint at least 1/4” wide along the inside of the tumblehome section. You guys think that amount of glass is enough to support the seat?

Yup. Early on, a guy climbed into a Wee Lassee I built. Heard the crack also. I double layer the bottoms of all my strippers.

To me ? the added durability is worth it.

As far as hanging the seat from the gunnels ? All but a few Wee Lassee's? I have hung all mine from the gunnels, and never a problem.
That extra layer is optional, in a kite ? Maybe a good idea.

Jim