Black flares help a lot making the hull look sleeker, as you know!
I can see the deck is a bit peaked, on the aft side as well.

P.S. News from the front: I saw the last Nautiraid aluminium series (no personal connections) that assembles like Feathercrafts, and the boss told me the stations are not made of HDPE, but Polypropylene instead.
He says it's not lighter but bends less, holding its shape better in time.
In case this would help.

Encore Bravo ;-)

Eric

: To All,

: Since all of the Denver area lakes are frozen, I drove 100 miles south to
: Lake Pueblo State Park to test the Combi-Single Folder. The weather
: was 65 deg, no wind, and sunny. In a word…..perfect !

: For a low volume design, it performed very well. Fast, good tracking, quick
: turning, and stable. Not too shabby for a kayak that is actually the
: by-product of the Combi-Double. I'll skin the double this weekend and be back
: on the water next week.

: On the drive home, it occurred to me that in the past year I've designed,
: built, and paddled 5 new designs, with four of them being folders. The count
: will reach 6 next week if the Double can be counted as a separate kayak.

: My next project is an aluminum rendition of the 1926 Pawlata-Aijuk folding
: kayak, to be followed closely by an all out performance "Gronland
: Faltboot".

: It's always a great thrill to paddle a kayak you've built yourself, but to
: paddle one you've designed, is simply over the top !

: Do I love retirement or what !

: Thanks,

: Tom