There is a push-pull tiller attached to a balanced rudder on the canoe. The ama is scaled way down from Phil Bolger's Tarantula design. It's a simple box-sharpie hull with some rocker. It's very nearly symmetrical fore and aft. Don't ask me why I built this one, it was a whim.
Some bulkheads are blue foam.
Chines are fiberglass taped and epoxied. At the time this photo was taken the hatch covers were not in place, in case I wanted to add weight inside the hull. There are fore and aft airtight compartments. The aft compartment has a lower deckline than the fore compartment. I figured a place to stash stuff made sense.