Oouuhhh, I'm jealous! I love my Illusion but there are a few things I would change if I was to do again... Is Sterling using a mold he already has, with modifications, or is he taking it from the ground up? I went out yesterday, from Manchester (by Port Orchard) around Blake Island and back. The entire day had been rainy, but I got off work at 4 pm, the rain stopped and the sun came out! Not only that, I swear the current was with me the whole way! 6.85 Nautical miles and done, loaded and on the road before it got dark! Pam in Washington State In a message dated 3/31/2012 9:59:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bearboat2_at_comcast.net writes: Managed to tear my Achilles so casted in such a way that I cannot get into a kayak. This has really slowed me down. And as Craig says, it is raining here a lot. But did manage to connect with Sterling Kayaks to get a couple of kayaks built of my design and I am looking forward to using them. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Maybe borrow a friends SOT or find a cheap used Heritage touring SOT? Its not a bad boat and you could sell it after you heal. Jim et al *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Maybe a little canoeing is in order, until good health is restored. Brad On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Jim <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net> wrote: > Maybe borrow a friends SOT or find a cheap used Heritage touring SOT? Its > not a bad boat and you could sell it after you heal. > > Jim et al *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Apr 1, 2012, at 9:46 AM, Bradford Crain wrote: > Maybe a little canoeing is in order, until good health is restored. It is a good idea and I am going to try this approach. I have to wait a few more weeks until I am wearing a boot cast that I can wrap in such a way as to reasonably protect it from water. > Oouuhhh, I'm jealous! I love my Illusion but there are a few things I would change if I was to do again... > Is Sterling using a mold he already has, with modifications, or is he taking it from the ground up? He built it from my own mold. It was a pleasure to work with him. I had planned to do some of the custom work on the boat myself because there are a lot of fiddly things about the design after the hull and deck are laid up but the Achilles injury made that impossible. So I had to settle for his crew doing the whole thing so I had to sacrifice a few things that only an irrational owner of the design would be willing to do. (Very complicated bulkhead configurations and complex tubing that I commonly put inside my boats) I am going to pick up the first one next Wednesday. Normally that would be reason for a quick dash over to Blake Island as a maiden voyage. Now I have to wait. This is a design for wilderness camping and I still hope to do a week of that in late summer. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Robert Livingston > I am going to pick up the first one next Wednesday. Normally that would be > reason for a quick dash over to Blake Island as a maiden voyage. Now I > have to > wait. This is a design for wilderness camping and I still hope to do a > week of > that in late summer. > > Sterling does such nice work and is a great guy, too. Pam's Illusion is a lovely kayak and she seems to like it a lot. I'm kayaked-up however so sticking with the measly 11 or 12 I have now. Sorry your can't get out there and paddle though. And I agree that a canoe is a viable choice as long as you can be sure it's protected just in case. Wish we could do photos on this email list. Maybe it's time to have a forum, too. I'd love to see a picture of your new design. :) Craig *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
www.paddlewise.com/www.paddlewise.net does exist. I've done a hideous job of updating it since I took over from Jackie. If we get a volunteer to do updates we could have pictures posted that way. Yes I know this isn't nearly as convenient as posting your own pics. I'm starting into my crazy busy season (work plus coaching youth soccer and track) so I have negligible time to do updates. Kirk On Sun, Apr 1, 2012, at 01:43 PM, Craig Jungers wrote: > On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Robert Livingston > > > I am going to pick up the first one next Wednesday. Normally that would be > > reason for a quick dash over to Blake Island as a maiden voyage. Now I > > have to > > wait. This is a design for wilderness camping and I still hope to do a > > week of > > that in late summer. > > > > Sterling does such nice work and is a great guy, too. Pam's Illusion is a > lovely kayak and she seems to like it a lot. I'm kayaked-up however so > sticking with the measly 11 or 12 I have now. > > Sorry your can't get out there and paddle though. And I agree that a > canoe > is a viable choice as long as you can be sure it's protected just in > case. > > Wish we could do photos on this email list. Maybe it's time to have a > forum, too. I'd love to see a picture of your new design. :) > > Craig -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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