This picture shows the working setup.

• A ladder formed the bacic building table. Since the shape is formed by he panels and the stations, there is no need to hold a load of stations solidly lined up with each other, so no need for a rigid strongback. The ladder is beidy, and it's fine.
• lots of intenal stations help form the shape of the hull. These are essential. They are as specified in the design.
• Aligned with two of the stations I made external 'cradle' foms. The cut outs were simply the same shape as the internal forms + the thickness of the plywood. These worked very well and were the main place for the kayak to sit through most of the construction. At times the panels were wired onto these external forms to hold them into shape.

The kayak is only slightly more progressed than in the previous picture. The sides are wired together at the bow and stern then sat on top of the bottom, ready for wiring on. The external cradle forms really help here, holding the sides in place.