: Yo Rob -
: Would you please tell my wife that the garage is no longer a dumping place
: for all her unwanted furniture and chachkies?

Uhm, Honey, please remove your unwanted furniture and chachkies so your big boy can make new toys to play with. (I hope I worded that well)

: Having a hard time
: reclaiming the space I need! Got the kit about a 2 weeks ago, been reading
: the manual, ordering supplies, etc. but no sawdust just yet. Talked to the
: shop today to get clear on some material quantities since I just ordered
: the parts and rigging, no glass or epoxy.

Read the manual until you almost know it by heart, build the yak in your head before you touch the wood. That way there will be no doubts about what to do with it all.

: My biggest problem is the weather's still great here in San Diego and I'm
: still out paddling my surfski. Too bad I don't live in the (far)northern
: prairies where the weather is about to turn f****g nasty so I wouldn't
: have any choice.... Yeah, right.

Sadly, the cooler weather has struck here with a vengence. We got -1 C two nights ago. The highest temps I'm seeing now are in the 14-16 C range and the weekend is promising to be below epoxying limits. I'll have to dust off the heater if I'm going to finish the rebuild. It's too bad you have to be so distracted with warm water sports when you could be building. I'll pay off the local shaman to send a weather curse your way to eliminate any distractions you might have that keep you from building. Please, don't thank me, it's the least I can do for a friend. Happy building, Paul! (Thanks for being so compliant, Honey, Paul owes you a weekend with your best friends in Reno).

Robert N Pruden