: I am not sure where you are at with your build.

: If you build light ... the expedition would be a total rocket. I built mine
: with no concessions to lightweight, but that boat holds the sea kayak
: class record for the 'Foxton River Loop' kayak race and still stands for 3
: years now.

: If you used your heat gun and have faithfully produced the wine glassed bow
: sections and hollow stern ... keep your random-orbital sander well away
: from your ends otherwise you will grind semi-circles into them when you
: are fairing.

: I like the ultra manouvrability of the expedition single and don't advocate
: rudders or skegs ... but a built in adjustable skeg would make the boat a
: little less squirrelly in a quartering sea and you would chop surf a bit
: better.

: But don't retro fit the skeg. A chap I know achieved epoxy sensitivity
: retro-fitting a skeg to his expedition single (it is a bit hard to wear a
: respirator and work through the rear hatch) .

: I don't have a skeg and find the lack of one only a mild irritation very
: occasionally.

: Otherwise my expedition single is pretty much stock standard and loving it.

: A hand carved greenland paddle is an easy way to have a matching all wood
: paddle for your hand crafted boat. I like the greenland paddle, each
: paddle is custom made for you by you and it is a very good all round
: paddle .. and great for rolling.

: http://www.qajaqusa.org/QK/makegreen2.pdf

: I used a big wide blade europaddle for my Foxton River loop race world record
: though

: Good luck with your build and happy paddling

: Pete
I havent started it yet.I am only thinking about it most of the time.I have Nick Schades book and have been pricing supplys.I think I will make one of those paddles.Very nice.