Mel Lammers wrote: - >2. I have now assembled K-1 and compared it with assembly time for >my K-Light (Hypalon version) and I really think I can beat my K-Light time. > The new Seal Skin hull and deck are VERY good and the >fit is just perfect. G'Day Mel, Ralph and Paddlewise, Thanks for the description of the K-1. I'm very interested in assembly times. Any chance of providing a breakdown of how long it takes to unpack, assemble with accessories, disassemble, pack away and clean? I find the Klepper Aerius 1 takes about 20 minutes to unpack and assemble (including floation bags), another 5 minutes to fit out with a pump, another 5 to fit a rudder if conditions justify a rudder (which is seldom), and about 30 minutes to dissassemble, dry the wood frame and pack away, with another 40 minutes (spread over several days) for cleaning, drying and packing away the skin on returning home. I've always found it pointless to try cleaning the skin at the take out. Consequently I use the Klepper for trips longer than 4 hours or where the weather is going to cut up roughish. And I use hard shells to learn rolling and bracing skills. I'm particularly interested in drying times as this can be tedious with the Klepper. Thanks for any feedback. All the best, PeterO ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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