Glad you visited my web site. Did you download all the pictures? I am wondering if it takes too long to read all the pages. What's a kayak without some cat hair to ward off the evil seas? I also gave up on trying to eliminate all the dust when applying the finish. The paint problem allowed me the opportunity to see how a varnished hull would be, and I like it more than I thought I would. Your wife definitely needs a kayak built by you.

> Really nice web site - good quality pictures and text. Too bad about the
> paint problem. I built a Chesapeake 16 last fall - really like it a lot.
> Only problems I ran into was working with epoxy and urethane in 30 - 40
> degree temps. Made for some long set up times and the urethane kind of
> orange peel surfaced on me on the vertical surfaces. Trying to convince
> the wife she needs one so I can build another. I get tired of waiting for
> her to catch up with her Walden Paddler Naturalist. P.S. how do you keep
> cat hair out of the epoxy and urethane - it just floats around the garage
> for days?