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Re: I'm a young builder
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 7/19/1999, 11:09 am
In Response To: I'm a young builder (DJ Gaker)

Hi DJ, It's cool to hear you're completing a Guillemot--I'm hoping to start one in the next month. I wish I'd have gotten into a really cool project like a kayak when I was your age. Are you taking wood shop? I'll bet you could enter your boat in your country fair once completed and probably really kick butt in your age group (and take home some cash premium $$ too!)

If you really want to paddle, it's more of a matter of finding a way to get your boat to some water, than finding some water. There's a lot of water out there--you just have to find it and then enjoy paddling what's available.

Shawn

> Hey. I'm DJ. I'm also 15. My Guillemot is in the garage with the hull and
> three-fourths of the deck finished. I just have one problem. No where to
> take it once it's complete. There's nothing in Ohio. Any suggestions for a
> name for my boat?

Messages In This Thread

looking for more young builders
david blodgett -- 7/16/1999, 10:40 am
I'm a young builder
DJ Gaker -- 7/18/1999, 8:40 pm
Re: I'm a young builder
Frank -- 7/19/1999, 1:12 pm
Re: I'm a young builder
Shawn Baker -- 7/19/1999, 11:09 am
Re: I'm a young builder
Ross Leidy -- 7/19/1999, 9:05 am