: Well, I also did some wierd cuts with my table saw [keeping my fingers well
: out of the way]* to remove quite a bit of stock.

: I probably spent 2 hours max shaping them. I shaped about 10% after they were
: in--they were a bit too inaccessible to shape after they were glued in.
: Mostly, I finish sanded them and did a little bit of top edge smoothing
: after they were in.

: http://home.bendcable.com/siegels94/Kayak2/Shawn 's%20Yak%204.jpg
: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook2.jpg
: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook3.jpg
: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook4.jpg

: And that's not a light gap you can see below the knee hook. It's..umm...a
: scratch on the negative....yeah...on the digital camera!....

: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook5.jpg

: Shawn

: *Disclaimer: don't do this at home

Man, You guys sure solved a problem for me. I was worried that Shawn had scuffed his new shoes on the boat lookin for Snipe in there. But, I couldn't imagine him wearing his best White Patten-Leather deck shoes to play in. :)

Rehd