: Thanks for sharing the photos...very excellent.
: Bill Cruz

Hey Bill,

Thanks for the kind words, but don't get the wrong idea - neither of the two boats are perfect. And I actually messed up more on my boat (the second one) than I did on my wife's. She didn't like the tupperware she was paddling so I got on the cpu and started researching kayaks. I found Nick's site and the rest is history. I figured if she put up with me for 30 years, building her a kayak was nothing! I just wish everyone was as fortunate as I am in that catagory.

I've only got a couple of coats of varnish on my wife's boat and, so far, none on mine. But we only let them outside to play so maybe I'll get it done before I have a problem with them.

And the canoe looks great. Now get that yak finished! I know its gonna be fantastic! I'm trying "to learn" to not sweat the small imperfections - as long as no water gets in.

Oh, and by the way . . . have you been watching me watch my wife in her yak? I actually do that every time we go paddling. Its not just that I built her boat but I like to see that little curl of water as the bow parts the surface. And, She IS my Pride and Joy!

Below is a pic of my wife and Arcturus on the Santa Fe River in north Florida.

Happy Building.

Charles.