So I'm just a lower class late 20's kid with a crappy job and an awesome wife who allowed me to use my bonus ($600) to pursue my dream of building one of these wooden boats I have been reading about in books and internet for the past 5 years. I built 1 out of 2 sheets of plywood. it was 6 and half feet long and needless to say rotted shortly after. This is a cheap build with absolutely no plans, very little measuring, crappy tools, drywall screws and a little hope. I dont know what most of the boat building terms are. I don't have very good woodworking skills, but im working my butt off so I imagine it will come out ok. Nobody in south georgia does this. So getting advice from anyone who has done it comes from people like you who are reading this. Thank you for looking