Have had one for two years, great boat, fast, stable and very sea worthy. I have the bulkheads and hatches and they make it a lot easier to lot and unload. Does not need a rudder, try the boat without it first before buying the rudder. The only custom thing I did was to rout the lower edge of the combing with a 1/4 radius and the upper edge with a 3/8 radius curve, makes getting into and out and handling the boat by the combing easier, and it looks more finished. Handles made by laminating scraps left over and routing them round matches the boat better then the doweling and the hatch stand offs can be made the same way. I used System Three Clear Coat to lay the glass cloth, wets out faster and clearer and then did the filler coats with the standard resin. Enjoy. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 01 1999 - 22:51:50 PST
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