I built my sea kayak in 2003. It is an accomplishment that I am very pround of. How many people can say they built a boat ... that floats?!?! It took my five months, I followed Nick's book as well as I was able to and finally got it in the water. It still has no seat and there are a couple of things that I should still do to it, but it has been a lot of fun for me over the years. That project was a real self-esteem builder and the opening of a door to do many other things.