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Date: 1/14/2002, 3:54 pm
Yo Sean
I am in Wellington NZ - Ph: 04 3873522 (evenings). I have built and sea trialled Nick Schades stitch and glue guillemot. I reckon you could complete your expedition in that design (especially considering Paul Caffyns adventures in a Nordkapp). Another option would be to buy a Pygmy kit (costs us antipodeans an arm and a leg with exchange rates, duty, GST (goods and services tax) and freight, but no more than an off the shelf plastic 'storm' kayak. From what I have seen their kits pretty much have everything you need apart from building space. That would enable you to overcome your building hurdle with a leap and a bound and get straight into training and logistics.
Then Grants' (in this thread) WS180 is one sweet looking machine that could easily do the job as well.
Make a choice and go for it!!
Cheers Pete
Messages In This Thread
- Other: where do i start....?
sean moore -- 1/14/2002, 3:31 am- Re: Other: where do i start....? With a book
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/15/2002, 3:17 am- Re: Other: where do i start....? With a book
sean moore -- 1/17/2002, 3:15 pm
- Re: Other: where do i start....?
Bobby Curtis -- 1/14/2002, 5:33 pm- Re: Other: where do i start....?
Pete Notman -- 1/14/2002, 3:54 pm- Re: Other: where do i start....?
Shawn Baker -- 1/15/2002, 11:24 am
- Re: Other: where do i start....?
Grant G -- 1/14/2002, 1:03 pm- Re: NZ: where do i start....?
Shawn Baker -- 1/14/2002, 9:58 am - Re: Other: where do i start....? With a book
- Re: Other: where do i start....? With a book
