Finally have some photos of VARDO on the water. She is 17' long and 24" wide. She was designed with a lot of stability and a large cockpit. With the addition of hatches it should make a good overnight boat. I covered this one in 7 oz nylon with a polyurethane coating and she weights 24 lbs rigged out ready for the water.

Having paddled her a few times I am finding it easier to paddle than I expected and has a good turn of speed. Not a racer by any means but she it is easier to paddle than I expected. This was the first one I made from my full sized patterns and it was so much easier and quicker than doing all that layout on the plywood!!

Saturday we did a paddle from the Dam down to Huntsville. First really nice day we have had in a while. With all the rain the water was really flowing so it made for a quick and easy trip. A couple of more photos.

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http://kudzucraft.kudzupatch.com/designs/vardo/development/launching3.jpg