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... Not
only does in handle well, the comments and compliments one receives from
fellow kayakers is really something. Seems that everybody with a plastic
boat wants a wooden one, I guess it goes with the outdoor mindset. I had
one problem with the rudder pedal channels fastening to the hull. It seems
that the nut that is epoxyed to the hull did not have enough strength.
It kept breaking off. I was concerned about this when I was building the
boat. I removed the nuts, sanded the hull smooth, and puttied a 2” x 2”
x 3/8” piece of oak with a brass screwed insert (cut in half) embedded
in it to the hull. Then I covered it over with cloth and epoxy. It will
be there forever now....a few pic’s of our 4th of July trip to Tutka Bay,
just south of Homer AK. “Was a beautiful day in Tutka Bay” as the saying
goes. Will be replacing my wife’s blue plastic kayak with a wooden one
winter after this one. Thanks again for all the help. - Ron Swartz, Anchorage,
Ak.
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