> The boat is beautiful. It drew comments everywhere I stopped, and we found
> ourselves in conversation about the boat as we put it in and as we took it
> out. I see what people mean about increasing your time to get on the
> water...

> Epoxy drips really show up when the boat is on the roof rack of the
> Suburban in bright sunlight. I was embarrassed about the amateurish
> sloppiness they showed, but I also realized that most of the people who
> saw the boat weren't seeing them.

> My experience is limited to plastic boats so far, but this boat paddles
> beautifully. My wife thought so too. Good thing I'm starting on an Arctic
> Tern, because Barb's admiration for this boat was clinched by the
> opportunity to paddle it.

I second your comment on the drips. I was building my Tern in a friend's garage, with only enough room to access one side and one end of the table. I wasn't there when the drips started dropping off the coaming. The next morning I wished I'd stayed all night and watched for them. I tried sanding them, but I couldn't get the sanding block or the electric sander under the lip. I ended up smoothing them out by hand as much as my patience allowed, but they're still there. I don't think anyone else has noticed them, but I see them every time I pull the boat out. Oh well, next time I'll get it right.

My wife isn't quite convinced she needs something better than her plastic boat, but she still hasn't tried out the Tern yet. I'm sure after she does that I'll be starting another boat...

Mark