Marcel,

Looks Great! Andrew especially appreciates your website with all the pictures of your progress. We're not quite as far along as you guys are -- we just pegged and trimmed the deck beams tenons last night. Tonight I'll finish lashing the deck beams and start sizing the ribs tonight. I'll try to get some pic's posted maybe tonight. We're planning to have the frame finished by R2K3.

Andrew is thinkin' that he wants the boat to be red, so be sure to keep us posted on your sealing of the skin & how the tinting of the polyurethane works out.

-John D.

: We have the skin on and are ready to start sealing tomorrow! The skin went on
: with very few hitches and we should have it all ready for debut at R2K3. I
: was down on the coast this weekend and picked up a couple of crab pot
: floats for the outrigger (I am using an early attempt at a Greenland
: paddle for the crosspiece). My daughter has really gotten into the project
: and feels great ownership over the boat. The stats for the boat are: LOA -
: 10' 11 1/8"
: Beam - 17 5/8"
: Weight - Final is unknown, it is currently about 10-12 lbs.

: The detailed construction process is shown on my site.

: Regards,

: Marcel