: I built a Morris-style recovery boat and while it is not a great
: long-distance-paddle boat, it is a great long-distance-drive-and-paddle
: boat.

: It is light and easy to car-top, carry and portage. I had to add a skeg to
: mine to make it track OK. One potential problem is that depending on your
: leg-bone lengths and cockpit size, you may find it difficult to get in and
: out of if the cockpit combing doesn't tilt downward from front to back.

: I tried to get into Mark Young's Zimmerly-based retrieval at SSTIKS this year
: (probably some pictures in either the 2006 or 2007 SSTIKS website) but
: couldn't get my legs in. Mine is about 11 feet long and the cockpit
: combing drops about 2" from front to back. If I were to do it over I
: would have the masik end of the combing at least 2.5" to 3"
: higher than the isserfik end.

: All said and done it was a great first SOF boat build and much cheaper since
: I used shorter Home Depot wood. I prefer my longer kayaks but I still have
: my recovery boat.

Do you have any pictures of your Recovery? I'd like to see some. Sounds like we've had about the same experience. I made a quick prototype skeg I'm going to test tonight. I'm also going to be making a laminated masik to gain some more cockpit room for entry and exit.
Kent