This is a good point, and I've wanted to say something for awhile. I put up a picture of a cockpit shape with a grid so that if someone wanted to, he could enlarge and trace it to use on a boat. George immediately attacked the drawing as inadequate do to the uspecified circumference. Attacking the ideas and techniques of others does not make your own ideas and techniques any better. If there is a ligitimate flaw, point it out, and give useful corrective advice (e.g. the correct cockpit circumference to shoot for, w/ tolerances).

Everyone elses stuff is crap, and mine is the only stuff worth a damn. Got that?

> But on the other hand, if you'd care to improve the fleet, learn
> from others, and not smear, crush and destroy competition I'm quite
> confident that as many shows and such as you get to you could undoubtably
> find people to kayak with and then compare boats and damages and building
> techniques with. If you're ever out this way you are certainly welcome
> to come paddle with me and we can compare boats before and after.
> Just remember that I don't represent CLC. :-)