Hi, What kind of kayak carrier is on top of you truck under part three???

Hahahaha, because of the size of my truck, I have to use Thule Hullavators.  They are pricey, but worth it to me.

Kev

Hey Wordsmith,

How are you my friend?  Glad to hear you are moving right along with the new build.  I guess the wife hasn't seen the epoxy drips on the floor?

As far as my combing, it is standard on strippers.  You use the scrap strips for the body, and then rip some ash 1/4"X 3/8" to lamenate the rim.  And yes I glass the WHOLE thing.  I do cheat however.  Instructions say to glue the strips onto the yak, I made a form out of 2X material and staple the strips to it, glass it using 6 oz tape so it holds it form.  Set it on the yak to scribe the depth and cutout, and add more glass to hold it to the yak along with a fillet.  Let me know if you want and I can email you pics.

Kev

Hey Wordsmith,

An old tile setters trick... use auto bondo to fill the holes aka large cracks, and then use fingernail polish to color it in

But my question is how is the plane?  did you nick the blade?  Is the plate still true?

Beautiful job Kevin! What kind of woods did you use on that?

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Ogata (eric)

Hi Eric,

When you coming back down for that paddle I owe you?  The long curve from bow to stern is Mahogany, the rest is AWC, WRC, and the dark is Aromatic Cedar.  They call it that so they can charge more for it. LOL  It is in fact a dark WRC.

And thanks for the compliment, coming from you, it means a lot, your yaks are awesome!

KK

Hi Kevin,

You know what? You're right I should skip out of here and go paddling. After all, you only go around once in this life, so grab for all the gusto you can get. I heard that in a beer commercial so it's probably pretty good advice.

Oh man, but it's such long and tedious drive, (... Denny's, McDonalds, Cracker Barrel, Denny's, Denny's, Burger King, Waffle Hut, McDonalds, Arbys, Cracker Barrel, Huddle House, Denny's...) down I 95. I always feel like I'm stuck in one of those old Hanna-Barbera cartoons where the scenery keeps repeating in an endless loop.

I'm sucked up in life here now and trying hard to convince myself to just pack it up and go. Well, if I don't make it this spring, definitely come hurricane season, ... I'll get back down sooner or later.

What's the water temps down there now?

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Water temps are in the mid 70's, air temps in the 80's, beach bikinis in the 20's.  Perfect time of year to paddle around here.  Remember Hurricane Season brings bath water temps, and sweaty days.