f course, best of
: both worlds would be a nice paddle followed by recovery in the BYBG. I
: think I like that one. Get busy!

It's my bet you'll have the best of both worlds, Paul. The beer garden is finished and the kayak is well on its way. I finished removing all the old varnish off the hull and groudn the stern/bow down flat and smooth. Your idea of just grinding them down and leaving them is appealing but I don't want to shorten the yak nor allow a very wide keel at the bow end of things. I'll add the wood to get the length back to the original. Besides, I had a great idea today (might have been spurred on by too many beers while sanding). I'm gonna extend the bow laminations above the deck and out by a couple of inches and carve a bow sprite of some sort. I was thinking maybe a mermaid but I'm now thinking possibly a can of Guinness. It's not that I worship Guinness but whenever I have a few I get, shall I say, inspired! I'll probably do a dolphin or something but a bow sprite it is. The kayak will definitely be useable by the time you get here.

Robert N Pruden