After a break for a month and a half I finally got the first strips on the deck of boat #3. 
It's raining today so it's back to the boat cave to glue some more on.
Dan
Looks great. I'm considering a GA 14 after a Shearwater Sport H. Do you have any more pics you could share?
Joe
There are more here....
https://picasaweb.google.com/danielthaler/GreatAuk14#
(for some reason I still can't get the hyperlink thingie to work on my mac)
Dan
Here's another. I'm still mulling over the deck pattern
A few more sticks glued on...
I think I've figured it out
Looking Great Dan. Keep posting photos of your progress. I am one of your biggest fans.
Lou
Here's another...
There's a theme developing here..
1-I'm sick of bending and twisting strips
2- some sort of weird homage to Chris Craft
Dan, I have built both the 14 and 17 Auk. I understand the statement " Sick of bending and twisting Strips." I notice very few staples are you using hot glue?
Hagen
No hot glue, but lots of plywood U clips
Dan,
That looks pretty cool, and I will consider using it on my Night Heron deck, because I am sick of bending and twisting strips (I bent and twisted all of my hull strips with no cheaters)...lots of work!
Good work, and thanks for the pics,
Chris F
Here's another...
I put it in the slings so I could get a side view. I'm pretty much winging the deck pattern and some of the spacing is a little off, but I think the overall effect is ok
Off the forms...
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Now time to scrape and sand
Cockpit cut...
That's a big cockpit! I'll probably be adding knee braces
I decided that the cockpit as above is too freaking huge so I decided to do a full recess and make the width smaller by an inch or so (still need to sketch it out). Here it is roughed in and the deck rough sanded...
Looks GREAT Dan.
I have been kayaking every chance I get so I have not been working on the kayaks at all this summer. But soon it will be time to build again.
Keep up the good work and thanks for posting photos.
Lou
Underside of deck 'glassed
All glass on and trimmed. Test fit and photo op.
Looks Great Dan !!!
Is the light colored wood Alasaka yellow cedar ?
Lou
Good question, Lou. It’s whatever CLC supplied with the kit. Eastern white or Alaskan, not sure
Hello to all of you.
I just picked up the plans for the Great Auk 14. I'm an old time boat builder (40 years). Hobby only. Sail and Canoe only. Dan, I went to your website with your pictures of the boat. Very helpful. In just looking at the plans (with minimal instruction), I wonder how you determine the placement of the cockpit? Also, what width cedar strip did you folks find best to use. On some of the pictures I have seen of this boat, the strips appear bigger than what I am use to when building a cedar strip canoe.
This is a link to some of the boats I've done in the past. Right now, I am working on a 15 foot ranger with my youngest son (I have 4 sons and each one builds a boat with me when they reach 14), a 12 foot bullseye (nice cat rig sail boat) and a 17 foot trimaran.
Thanx for letting me join in your conversation. I am sure I will have questions as I move along.