Re: [Paddlewise] Launching the new kayak

>  She 
> carefully paddle out and back while I took a few more 
> photos and complained that I'd not got any of the bottom of 
> the kayak!!  
> 
could we see the pictures of the rest of it?

> So the first of the Mist class have been launched after a very 
> long gestation period. Similar to a Yare (tortured ply), 5 
> metres, 3 mm ply, 2 bulkheads, large hatch openings and a 
> rudder to be fitted.

I presume then its a round hull.  Could you point me to any reference to
building a tortured plywood?

 Actually it still needs cockpit and hatch 
> rims, hatch covers, proper seat and rudder pedals so it might 
> not seem surprising that I paddled without a PFD, wetsuit of 
> any other equipment, could probably have grabbed a passing 
> duck as a paddle float?

Would you survive long enough to...

> 
> Performance? Interesting!!

...expand on this?  I have been in a quandery of wether to build a
chined stitch n'glue or a stripper round bottom and this could even make
it more of a dilemna.

All the ducks around me wouldn't get close enough on this beautiful day
to paddle.  chased a cormorant, grebe or loon(not that good at this)
today who chose to evade me (quite easily) underwater.  Didn't seem
concerned at all, as it shouldn't have been.
> 
> Alex

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