One piece of advice for anyone doing this. If you build it indoors make sure the finished boat will fit through all doors and passages to get it out before you start. When I was very young my dad and his buddy built a pair of canoes in our basement over the winter. Unfortunately the basement stairs went up to a very small landing before turning to the right and on up to my mother's kitchen. A section of the stairway had to be cut away at waist height and a top rail installed. Some cupboards had to be pulled out which meant mom wanted new countertops while things were torn up. The canoes went way over budget to the point that they even discussed just cutting them up. I don't really remember this but mom brought it up every time dad started a new project in the house.