Re: [Paddlewise] I didn't paddle this weekend

I've been busy researching kayak design and kayak building; calling 
designers and bugging them, asking them to send me deck fitting samples and 
the like. A phone bill run amok.

I also was reconsidering building a strip or hybrid kayak rather than make a 
mold. Seems to me a better way to tweak a design you like, rather than 
replicate someone else's brainwork. Duane keep bugging me to do one in wood. 
I like the look of the Mitchell paddles, with the carbon on one side, and 
the wood on the other. Was thinking this might be a cool way to do a kayak - 
two tone, wood and black carbon fiber. I'd go for light weight, I think, and 
keep the old Nordkapp for a beater (a literal beater). I'm cycling to work 
again and it is soooo wonderful to be able to just "give it" on the road and 
bike trail, uphill, etc. I finished building a dog trailer today for pulling 
the dog on family rides. I re-engineered a Chariot child's trailer and added 
a cage. I start tomorrow on a kayak trailer. I'm using my old, custom welded 
kayak rack from my old van (rectangle shape, marine grade aluminum, with 
welded saddle pads), adding wheels and a tow bar. I'm getting a new bike 
lightweight bike soon with some carbon on it, and would like a nice, light 
towable kayak (I know, go SOF). I can't take these dang gas prices anymore. 
Carbon is in my future, one way or another. Kirk would be proud of me.

Didn't know folks in California got colds. :-)

Doug Lloyd
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>I didn't kayak this weekend. Family visits and fighting a cold convinced me
> to make this a recovery weekend. I had hoped to join the Queen Mary paddle
> and at least pretend to be social! Saturday's drive down the coast to San
> Diego just served to remind me of a great Thursday surf day at San Onofrey
> and, passing La Jolla, of my surfing jaunt 2 weeks past. Even with my
> weekend lethargy, it's been a great month of kayak activates. My garage is
> clear evidence. All my kayaking accoutrements splayed across the floor--an
> attempt to clear the car for human passengers. My booties lay crusted with
> San O sand as if peppered with coarse sea salt. A quick shake and my
> wetsuit, also so seasoned is ready for its next use. Towels, car racks and
> back bands create a obstacle course for finding my way to my car, which
> devoid of its kayak remnants still boasts a faint aroma of vintage 2007
> neoprene booties. The Delfin, still damp of San O and yet without its
> permanent place on the garage wall of fame, sitting on saw horses and the
> work bench filled with kayak projects condemn two cars to the weather,
> victims of a hobby gone amok. Inside my computer room, Patrick Martin's
> broken wooden paddle now adorns my wall as if I needed more reminders of 
> an
> activity which I find rarely far from my mind.
>
> I didn't paddle this weekend, so I sit and contemplate what activities I 
> can
> look forward to this week to atone for my omission.
>
> www.sandmarks.net
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