Making a hole new kayak (surfski)


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Hi!
I'm from Sweden and found this really interesting forum just now.
I'm doing a lot of adventure racing and paddling is one of the main parts in competitions.
So, i would really like to make my own kayak, but this one will be like a surfski, something like this;

http://fatpaddler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/P1000468.jpg

I have a few questions I hope someone can help me with:
First, I would like to build a boat as light as possible, in carbon fiber / kevlar. How thick should have the hull and deck.
Then I do not know if it is possible to make use of rasin infusion technology or whether to try to vacuum bag. I am puzzled, however, if you have time to wet-laying the entire hull and then on the vacuum bag before the rasin time to solidify.
If one would use rasin infusion, how often you need to outsource distribution tubing to cover the entire hull?
Then I also wonder how best to put together the hull and deck. I saw the movie on kayak repair and which used some form of kevlar tape. Is it the best thing to use or is there something else?
Hm, these issues are perhaps slightly messy but I am so grateful for all the help I can get.
Thanks in advance,
Staffan, Sweden
                                                    
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FLD, so good to hear your tips and tricks!

Yes, it is joining the hull to deck as I am concerned, especially when my design, surfski, are a closed design so I will not have access to the inside!
But, I've looked a lot on different  core materials after what you wrote earlier and found "Soric" which is a core material apparently withstand vacuum infusion without compressing and it has channels that distribute the resin in a good way. You do not even use the infusion mesh if you use Soric, sounds really good for my project!

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