: Thanks, all.

: Now I have a confession to make. It was really, really off-topic.
: Like I posted elsewhere
: http://www.cpakayaker.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5275 I
: want to start by making ice skates that actually fit me.

: A boat is a lot more ambitious. If I made one, what I'd really like
: would be a lightweight folder I could keep in my car.

: I bought Jeffrey Ward's rolling SOF that he made for himself. $400
: was a very fair price, and it's light enough for me to carry,
: and very well made, though I wouldn't dare do a T rescue. But he
: made it for himself and he is a lot bigger than me (more than a
: foot taller, a few inches wider and somewhat heavier), so it
: doesn't handle quite right - hard to steer, not at all playful,
: and farther out of the water than it "should" be. I
: like keyhole cockpits better than its ocean C.P. too. At 19'
: long and black it is also dangerous to park - too easy for
: someone to accidentally run into and destroy, so I hate to leave
: it on my car.

: The commercial folding kayaks aren't fast enough for me to use to
: keep up with the clubs I sometimes paddle with, and are
: surprisingly expensive.

: I don't see anyway to make a folder with composite construction. I
: guess poles (wonder if I could use aluminum or carbon tent
: poles...) and coated fabric are probably easiest, but that is a
: lot more ambitious project than I am ready for. I don't even
: know how to sew, let alone create fitted ends onto poles.

Hi Mitch,

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Bill H.