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(Blankibr) wrote in
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Let me start by saying I'm not a wooden boat builder.

I have seen lots of people modify CLC's kits. I don't see why you
couldn't also modify the Hawk kit.

One could, however since it is a kit all the parts a pre-cut which means
that the only option is to cut them smaller than what you get in the kit. I
suppose one could scarf existing panels to make them larger but that would
require a significant amount of work.

In any case, we were talking about modifying the cockpit on a completed
composite version using the cockpit from a CLC kit. It would likely be just
as easy to trace the pattern of a larger cockpit from some other boat onto
butcher block paper then cut out a cockpit rim from that. There are also a
couple of sites out there which describe how to build a glass or carbon
fiber cockpit rim.