: Hi all.

: Like a few other folks, I spend the last few days before an R2K* event in a
: sleepy daze as I try to complete a project in time to take with me. This
: time it is a Pygmy Arctic Tern 14 which has been customized into a
: take-apart 3-piece kayak.

: My starting point was the 1991 article in "Sea Kayaker" magazine on
: doing this to an all-glass boat, though it did seem overbuilt with about a
: dozen bolts holding each piece together. I did some re-thinking of it, and
: I also had some design help from an engineer who helped me understand the
: stresses involved and how to lighten the weight of the modifications.

: So far, so good; it just won't be completely ready by tomorrow, is all.
: Rather than pull another all-nighter and risk screwing up from fatigue,
: I've simply had to accept that, again, I'll fall just a little short of my
: goal.

: I'll be bringing it along to show, and (of course) yak about; it won't be
: ready to paddle, is all.

: Cheers,

: 'Sleepy' Pete,
: in Snohomish, WA

Hey, how ya doin' sleepy..
This'd be grumpy...
But, that's another story../..land all together...

So, Pete, how ya been? Don't hear from you much, and just curious.
Did you start with one boat ( intact ) with this project? Doing the unforgivable at a later stage.. ( cutting it to pieces )??
I'm curious about this as I have wanted to try it ever since Erez did it many moons ago...
Did you do the double bulk-head and cut method..??
How do you get a nice straight line around, in order to get a perfect fit between sections?

I don't mind waiting till after R2K3 for a response, if you'd like to keep it quiet till then, but I would still be interested in knowing. Looks like you did a very good job on the pieces.... wish I could be there to see it.

Again, it's good to hear from you again.. and excelent job on this, as well as all your other projects...

I'm shootin' to be there next year... Hope to see you and the rest of the gang then...

"One-Eyed" Rehd ( for a couple of weeks )
In Fresburg, Ca.
Chillin' at 105*

P.S. ( my friends, Pat and Jay, still ask about you and how you're doin')