Fourbtgait
Steelhead
Weight is a very good reason. A SOF 14’ canoe can weigh say 15 lbs.I was thinking mostly for weight reasons.
but you have to remember the dynamics of the build, materials. You need the hull to be round or semi so, in order there are not hard edges in the hull, say the chine. Round is also stronger by nature of design. There are some SOF rowboat designs, but you won’t have initial buoyancy as in a pram. But better reserve buoyancy.
it’s a give or take.