: Hey Charles,
: Seems as though all the recent posts of completed kayaks really did motivate
: you huh? Surprise the kayak for your wife hasn't moved up on the
: "Honey Do List". Nice lines with the deck pattern as I
: remembered from prior posts. I had somewhat the same problem with deck
: widening and hull shrinkage. Surprising how workable the deck and hull are
: to bring it back in shape to match.

: My Guillemot double is scheduled to hit the water next week. It's been a long
: four and a half months. But it will all be worth it. Now that summer is
: finally here in Michigan and my co-pilot wife Gail is continuing to
: improve from her stroke. I'm glad that I didn't have to call on the
: services of Shawn and his Mighty Chop Saw to convert it into a single.

: Press On!!!

: DAVE

Hey Dave,

Yea, I'm trying to get the lead out and get her finished - hopefully by the end of the month. Actually the first stripper that I built was for my wife for our 30th anniversary. I finished it about this time last year. the "L" is for me. I finished the inside deck glass today. Still lots to do to get her in the water though.

Congrats on the "near completion" of your double and I'm glad for you that you don't need to convert it to a single. It's nice to hear that your wife is doing better. My wife and daughter left today for Denver so the next three days are going to be long! I don't even want to think about something happening to my wife like you guys have experienced.

I'll be watching for your launch pics.

Happy Building.

Charles.