Flier, building a fast 27 lb foam and fabric fishing boat with a used hacksaw blade!

Flier is a fast super light 27 pound 12 ’ experimental foam and fabric fishing and rowing boat that I built in January 2020 to replace my Lifetime Tamarack fishing kayak. It’s faster, lighter, roomier, carries more weight, and is more stable than my kayak. Flier was built using unconventional materials and construction methods. Surprisingly, the main tool used to build it was an old hacksaw blade! No expensive fiberglass or resins were used, almost everything was water-cleanup, inexpensive, and locally available. No power tools were needed. In her second year now, Flier has been used on over 30 fishing trips on the ponds, lakes and rivers of Vermont. When not in use, Flier lives on top of my car all summer, ready for a row or fishing session any time. Under oars Flier punches into the wind better than my commercial plastic kayak. It weighs less than half of what my kayak does. Flier’s center thwart is located to balance on the shoulders... Flier can be portaged long distances through