: The problem is NDKs construction method, which produces widely
: varying weights and inconsistencies in the layup. I learned
: recently that they actually use a chopper gun rather than glass
: matt in their construction. This is a method that's best suited
: to large, thick hulls, not kayaks, and AFAIK, nobody else in the
: industry does this. A slight difference in the time and/or
: pattern that the gun operator uses to spray the glass will
: result in inconsistencies in thickness on a single hull and wide
: variations in weight between boats. I always wondered how NDK
: boats could vary so much; now I know.

Yeah construction ain't that great, right now have a big gouge in the bow of my Greenlander that I have to fix (my fault). Still the gelcoat is grossly thick and the lamimate is poor. Still the Greenlander is seriously fast and a fun boat to paddle, might have to take the lines off her and make a SOF version with a more normal deck and an "unbroke" tail :)

Bill H.