: Okay Bill,

: How much money did you have to pay Ron to do the "Good Word
: Advertisement" for "MOSCOW BOATWERKS"?

I'm not telling!

: Before you head West at 75+ miles an hour, remeber to either remove the
: hatches or attach an internal tiedown. Otherwise you might get to Port
: Townsend and find your making a Red/Green duck tape special hatch.

That's ok. Beth loves Red and Green :-) Actually I'm not concerned. They already made one trip ok when I brought the boat home to varnish. It takes considerable effort with a screw driver to remove them. In fact, I think if I get in a situation where the wind is pulling those lids off, the kayak will be the least of my concerns! :-) Hmmmm ... memories of the movie Twister

Looking forward to seeing you next week. We leave Tuesday and will be in PT Wed. for some R&R (Beth has to break in that new boat, you know). I should have some final pics of her boat to post this evening........

Bill