: My poor baby. After a year of storage in the climate controlled basement on
: carpeted boat stands, my Guillemot Expedition Single has been evicted. We
: are building a 12x15ft addition off the back of the house which involves
: moving the bulkhead from its current east location to a south location. I
: am gaining a workshop under the addition but the kayak can’t negotiate the
: 90 degree turn from the old bulkhead and out the new. So there it sits
: behind my shed baking in the sun and providing target practice for birds
: who have scored several direct hits over the last few days.

: To make matters worse I just completed a 19 mile race ( including 6 portages)
: on the Charles River two weeks ago. The finish is looking tired due to
: dings from getting in and out on rocky shores and scratches from
: repeatedly shoving my paddle in and out of the bungies while I portaged.

: What’s a mother to do!!

: We are now well into tree pollen season in Boston so refinishing outdoors
: isn’t an option. I need to rent a garage…and soon. I am a big believer
: that the boat is meant to be used and isn’t a piece of furniture (Ross and
: Joe’s boats aside) but it sure is hard to see it getting scratched and
: crapped on.

: Do others have this same over protective maternal instincts I am experiencing
: over their boats. Hell I labored 300 hours on this thing my wife was only
: in labor with our two kids 10 hours combined. Now that I think about it,
: start to finish the boat took about 9 months to finish…..sounds familiar

: Jack

well jack... I know how ya feel... what I would do is sand down any really bad nicks with VERY fine sandpaper and end up using a polishing compound then wax.. then take and 303 the whole boat then cover it with a blue tarp made into a tent... it may not look nice but it will look alright and you will save the hassle of using a garage somewhere else. it will buy you time to get your own woerkshop up and running.